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Preflop equity for all 169 starting hands

Every one of the 169 Texas Hold'em starting hands, ranked by equity against one to eight random opponents. The numbers live in a real HTML table, not a picture, so you can copy them. AA tops the list at 85.2% and 32o sits last at 32.3%. Tap any cell for that hand's equity by player count and its matchup against all 168 other hands.

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From heads-up (one opponent) to a full nine-handed table (eight opponents). The four shades of green show relative strength within the selected player count.

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Equity of all 169 hands (1 opponent, 2-handed)
RankHandEquityvs 1 opponent
1AA85.2%—
2KK82.5%—
3QQ79.9%—
4JJ77.5%—
5TT75.1%—
69972.2%—
78869.2%—
8AKs67.2%—
97766.3%—
10AQs66.2%—
11AJs65.4%—
12AKo65.4%—
13ATs64.6%—
14AQo64.4%—
15AJo63.6%—
16KQs63.4%—
176663.3%—
18A9s62.8%—
19ATo62.6%—
20KJs62.5%—
21A8s61.9%—
22KTs61.8%—
23KQo61.5%—
24A7s60.9%—
25A9o60.8%—
26KJo60.5%—
275560.3%—
28QJs60.0%—
29A6s59.9%—
30K9s59.9%—
31A8o59.9%—
32A5s59.8%—
33KTo59.8%—
34QTs59.5%—
35A4s59.0%—
36A7o58.7%—
37K8s58.3%—
38A3s58.2%—
39QJo58.0%—
40K9o57.8%—
41Q9s57.7%—
42A5o57.7%—
43A2s57.6%—
44K7s57.6%—
45A6o57.6%—
46JTs57.5%—
47QTo57.1%—
484457.0%—
49K6s56.8%—
50A4o56.8%—
51Q8s56.0%—
52K8o56.0%—
53A3o55.9%—
54K5s55.7%—
55J9s55.7%—
56Q9o55.4%—
57JTo55.3%—
58K7o55.3%—
59K4s54.9%—
60A2o54.9%—
61Q7s54.4%—
62K6o54.2%—
63K3s54.0%—
64J8s54.0%—
65T9s54.0%—
673353.7%—
66Q8o53.7%—
68Q6s53.6%—
69K2s53.2%—
70J9o53.2%—
71K5o53.2%—
72Q5s52.8%—
73J7s52.4%—
74T8s52.3%—
75K4o52.2%—
76Q7o51.9%—
77Q4s51.8%—
78J8o51.6%—
79T9o51.4%—
80K3o51.3%—
81Q3s51.0%—
82Q6o51.0%—
8398s50.8%—
84T7s50.7%—
85J6s50.5%—
86K2o50.4%—
882250.2%—
87Q5o50.2%—
89Q2s50.1%—
90J5s50.0%—
91T8o49.8%—
92J7o49.7%—
93J4s49.2%—
9497s49.2%—
95Q4o49.1%—
96T6s48.8%—
97J3s48.3%—
9898o48.1%—
99T7o48.1%—
100Q3o48.1%—
10187s47.9%—
102J6o47.8%—
103J2s47.3%—
10496s47.3%—
105Q2o47.3%—
106J5o47.2%—
107T5s47.1%—
108T4s46.7%—
10997o46.4%—
11086s46.3%—
111J4o46.1%—
112T6o46.0%—
113T3s45.7%—
11495s45.7%—
11576s45.5%—
116J3o45.3%—
11787o45.1%—
118T2s44.8%—
11985s44.6%—
12096o44.6%—
121T5o44.4%—
122J2o44.4%—
12394s43.8%—
12475s43.7%—
125T4o43.4%—
12693s43.2%—
12786o43.2%—
12865s43.0%—
12995o42.8%—
13084s42.7%—
131T3o42.6%—
13292s42.5%—
13376o42.3%—
13474s41.8%—
135T2o41.7%—
13664s41.4%—
13785o41.4%—
13854s41.4%—
13983s40.7%—
14094o40.7%—
14175o40.5%—
14282s40.3%—
14373s40.1%—
14465o39.9%—
14593o39.9%—
14653s39.6%—
14763s39.5%—
14884o39.4%—
14992o39.2%—
15043s38.7%—
15174o38.6%—
15254o38.1%—
15372s38.0%—
15452s37.9%—
15564o37.9%—
15662s37.6%—
15783o37.3%—
15842s36.9%—
15982o36.8%—
16073o36.6%—
16153o36.3%—
16263o36.1%—
16332s35.9%—
16443o35.2%—
16572o34.4%—
16652o34.3%—
16762o34.1%—
16842o33.3%—
16932o32.3%—

We run the numbers ourselves

Nothing here is copied from another chart. A purpose-built seven-card evaluator runs 400,000 showdowns per hand and 200,000 per matchup across all 169×169 pairings. As a control, AA versus KK enumerated over all 61,642,944 boards returns 81.95%; the simulation returns 81.99%.

By hand type

Pairs, connectors, broadway

Matchups

The matchups people ask about

321 matchup pages, each with the split by shared suits and the three-way equities once a random hand joins the pot.

All-in cheat sheet

20 classic all-in matchups

Win, tie and loss when the money goes in before the flop, averaged over every suit layout. "Three-way" is each side's share once a random third hand joins the pot — AA vs KK is 82.0% heads-up, but AA's share drops to 69.8% three-way.

MatchupLeft winsTieRight winsLeft equityThree-way (left / right)
AA vs KK81.8%0.5%17.8%82.0%69.8% / 17.0%
AA vs AKo92.5%1.3%6.2%93.2%78.4% / 6.5%
AA vs AKs87.4%1.3%11.4%88.0%74.0% / 11.7%
KK vs AKo69.4%0.8%29.8%69.8%58.3% / 26.1%
KK vs AKs65.5%0.8%33.7%65.9%55.2% / 30.2%
QQ vs AKo56.4%0.4%43.1%56.6%48.5% / 37.4%
QQ vs AKs53.8%0.4%45.8%54.0%46.2% / 40.1%
JJ vs AKo56.6%0.4%43.0%56.8%47.4% / 37.2%
TT vs AKo56.8%0.4%42.9%57.0%46.0% / 37.4%
88 vs AKo55.0%0.4%44.6%55.2%42.8% / 38.8%
AKo vs 2247.0%0.6%52.4%47.3%40.0% / 31.8%
AKo vs AQo72.0%4.7%23.2%74.4%48.6% / 22.1%
AKo vs KQo74.3%1.1%24.6%74.8%48.9% / 22.0%
AQo vs AJo71.0%5.8%23.2%73.9%47.4% / 22.1%
AKo vs QJs60.9%0.5%38.6%61.2%45.0% / 34.1%
KK vs QQ81.7%0.5%17.9%81.9%67.6% / 17.1%
AA vs 2281.9%0.5%17.6%82.1%69.9% / 16.3%
T9s vs 2252.7%1.7%45.6%53.6%40.7% / 29.4%
JJ vs T9s81.6%0.4%18.0%81.8%63.0% / 17.2%
AA vs 72o88.0%0.4%11.5%88.3%75.9% / 10.2%
Flop odds

Hands that hit the flop most

Separate from equity, we also counted how often each of the 169 hands connects with the flop. JTs, T9s, 98s and 4 others flop a pair or a strong draw (flush draw or eight-out straight draw) most often, 50.6%, against 32.8% for AKo, A2o. Every pocket pair flops a set or better 11.8% of the time.

Every player count

One to eight opponents, side by side

The chart above switches one player count at a time; this table lays all eight side by side (ranked heads-up). The order shifts as the table fills up: going from one opponent to eight, 54s climbs the most (#138 → #66) and A6o drops the most (#45 → #101).

RankHand1 opponent2 opponents3 opponents4 opponents5 opponents6 opponents7 opponents8 opponents
1AA85.273.564.155.949.243.338.834.5
2KK82.568.958.649.342.937.333.029.6
3QQ79.965.053.644.938.132.428.224.5
4JJ77.561.449.140.233.728.324.321.7
5TT75.157.845.336.129.925.121.919.3
69972.253.841.132.526.522.319.617.2
78869.250.237.729.224.120.517.915.9
8AKs67.250.341.535.431.327.824.822.4
97766.346.534.326.922.018.816.514.6
10AQs66.249.740.034.029.326.423.321.1
11AJs65.448.038.932.227.924.822.020.1
12AKo65.447.938.432.428.324.421.619.1
13ATs64.647.037.131.026.823.721.018.9
14AQo64.446.937.030.326.122.319.517.5
15AJo63.645.435.228.724.321.118.116.1
16KQs63.447.238.232.328.425.222.320.4
176663.343.031.524.719.917.215.213.7
18A9s62.844.534.428.124.321.218.216.8
19ATo62.644.434.027.823.020.017.415.2
20KJs62.546.136.830.927.124.221.419.0
21A8s61.943.533.727.523.220.018.116.1
22KTs61.844.935.829.725.922.720.418.5
23KQo61.544.435.329.224.721.619.516.7
24A7s60.942.732.326.322.519.117.315.8
25A9o60.841.630.824.420.417.014.412.6
26KJo60.543.233.527.923.720.217.915.8
275560.340.129.222.618.615.814.313.2
28QJs60.044.135.830.326.423.021.018.6
29A6s59.940.831.525.521.518.817.115.3
30K9s59.942.032.727.223.420.218.016.4
31A8o59.940.429.823.619.016.413.612.0
32A5s59.841.331.825.722.419.617.315.6
33KTo59.841.932.926.422.519.116.914.3
34QTs59.543.334.329.025.322.419.718.0
35A4s59.040.731.025.321.919.117.115.7
36A7o58.739.228.922.618.315.113.411.3
37K8s58.340.431.125.021.318.616.515.0
38A3s58.239.830.124.621.118.716.815.4
39QJo58.041.232.327.122.819.717.515.2
40K9o57.839.629.823.519.616.514.112.4
41Q9s57.740.531.626.522.619.817.315.8
42A5o57.738.027.922.018.115.213.211.4
43A2s57.638.629.224.020.617.816.314.6
44K7s57.639.029.924.420.817.916.114.3
45A6o57.638.427.521.617.814.712.310.8
46JTs57.541.933.628.524.822.119.518.1
47QTo57.140.431.425.421.519.016.314.3
484457.037.026.620.717.315.313.713.1
49K6s56.838.128.923.420.117.515.814.0
50A4o56.837.227.021.317.214.712.711.2
51Q8s56.038.630.024.620.717.816.214.3
52K8o56.036.927.321.417.214.712.610.7
53A3o55.936.126.421.016.914.212.210.9
54K5s55.737.328.423.019.816.614.914.0
55J9s55.739.331.226.022.019.717.615.8
56Q9o55.437.328.522.818.915.713.812.0
57JTo55.339.130.825.221.618.516.514.5
58K7o55.336.226.520.116.613.911.810.3
59K4s54.936.427.622.319.016.414.913.5
60A2o54.935.425.519.616.313.511.910.5
61Q7s54.436.228.122.619.016.415.113.2
62K6o54.235.124.819.315.813.311.19.9
63K3s54.035.526.921.718.416.214.713.2
64J8s54.037.429.224.020.417.916.014.5
65T9s54.038.931.425.722.319.817.916.3
66Q8o53.735.026.420.317.014.412.210.5
673353.733.124.319.116.614.713.312.8
68Q6s53.635.726.621.818.616.213.912.9
69K2s53.234.826.321.018.515.814.513.1
70J9o53.236.128.122.518.816.114.112.1
71K5o53.234.124.518.615.312.711.09.6
72Q5s52.835.026.521.218.215.814.012.4
73J7s52.435.626.922.319.016.414.813.2
74T8s52.336.528.823.920.418.016.114.7
75K4o52.232.923.518.214.912.510.69.2
76Q7o51.933.224.018.615.212.510.59.1
77Q4s51.834.225.620.517.615.213.612.5
78J8o51.634.325.420.216.514.012.110.6
79T9o51.436.127.922.619.116.214.212.5
80K3o51.331.823.017.914.312.010.28.9
81Q3s51.033.424.620.617.314.813.512.0
82Q6o51.032.323.118.014.711.910.28.4
8398s50.836.228.623.620.518.016.014.4
84T7s50.734.926.622.019.016.414.813.4
85J6s50.533.425.520.517.414.913.311.9
86K2o50.431.322.417.213.711.710.28.8
87Q5o50.231.222.217.513.711.69.98.4
882250.230.222.117.815.314.113.212.5
89Q2s50.132.524.119.916.914.613.011.9
90J5s50.032.624.320.117.014.812.911.7
91T8o49.833.525.620.216.614.612.411.3
92J7o49.731.723.218.215.012.510.69.4
93J4s49.231.824.019.816.514.412.811.7
9497s49.234.426.521.818.916.515.113.7
95Q4o49.130.321.716.513.211.09.48.1
96T6s48.832.924.920.317.315.313.612.2
97J3s48.331.423.618.716.213.912.411.3
9898o48.132.324.920.016.714.212.310.9
99T7o48.131.323.018.315.112.410.99.7
100Q3o48.129.920.516.012.910.59.17.9
10187s47.933.726.822.419.216.715.114.0
102J6o47.829.921.016.613.110.99.47.8
103J2s47.330.422.918.616.013.712.511.4
10496s47.332.125.020.417.215.413.812.4
105Q2o47.328.520.115.512.410.58.77.8
106J5o47.229.221.015.912.810.48.97.8
107T5s47.131.023.619.015.913.812.511.2
108T4s46.730.522.718.315.713.612.210.8
10997o46.430.723.118.215.212.711.39.7
11086s46.331.724.920.717.615.913.612.9
111J4o46.128.319.915.512.310.38.57.6
112T6o46.029.021.016.613.411.19.68.2
113T3s45.729.122.118.015.113.412.010.9
11495s45.730.323.018.515.613.912.311.2
11576s45.531.925.020.717.816.314.113.3
116J3o45.327.019.115.011.710.08.37.2
11787o45.130.323.118.414.913.411.610.1
118T2s44.828.821.517.514.413.111.710.7
11985s44.630.223.218.916.314.312.911.8
12096o44.628.721.116.413.511.59.78.5
121T5o44.427.219.215.011.89.68.37.3
122J2o44.426.518.614.011.39.88.07.0
12394s43.828.621.517.014.612.411.310.6
12475s43.730.223.519.716.615.013.312.4
125T4o43.426.119.014.411.39.47.96.9
12693s43.227.820.916.614.212.511.210.0
12786o43.228.621.217.013.911.810.29.2
12865s43.030.123.519.516.915.213.512.6
12995o42.827.018.814.811.69.98.47.3
13084s42.728.521.417.414.813.111.810.7
131T3o42.625.717.813.911.19.07.76.8
13292s42.527.520.516.614.012.410.610.0
13376o42.328.421.216.914.112.110.89.5
13474s41.828.321.617.715.413.412.311.3
135T2o41.724.517.313.510.68.87.56.6
13664s41.428.722.218.215.814.213.011.7
13785o41.426.219.315.112.110.39.48.2
13854s41.428.923.019.016.314.813.612.6
13983s40.726.619.616.013.612.010.89.6
14094o40.724.917.713.110.48.67.46.3
14175o40.527.119.415.413.110.99.68.5
14282s40.325.619.315.613.311.910.29.4
14373s40.126.520.016.713.912.011.110.2
14465o39.926.420.016.113.211.510.39.2
14593o39.924.017.012.710.28.37.26.1
14653s39.627.321.217.515.513.612.711.5
14763s39.527.120.616.814.412.911.611.0
14884o39.424.817.113.210.68.87.96.9
14992o39.222.816.212.39.88.17.06.0
15043s38.726.419.916.914.913.312.011.1
15174o38.624.418.013.911.49.58.47.5
15254o38.125.118.715.012.711.010.19.0
15372s38.024.718.615.112.911.410.09.3
15452s37.925.819.416.014.112.511.410.5
15564o37.924.418.014.312.010.39.28.2
15662s37.624.718.915.513.411.810.69.9
15783o37.322.315.611.79.47.96.55.7
15842s36.924.719.015.613.512.411.010.3
15982o36.821.815.011.59.07.66.45.6
16073o36.622.316.112.210.18.37.46.4
16153o36.323.517.313.811.69.98.88.1
16263o36.122.916.412.810.89.18.07.1
16332s35.923.918.115.112.811.810.710.0
16443o35.222.516.512.910.79.28.37.5
16572o34.420.414.410.98.57.16.25.5
16652o34.321.215.412.110.18.47.87.0
16762o34.121.014.711.59.17.86.86.0
16842o33.320.715.011.69.58.17.46.4
16932o32.319.313.911.19.08.06.96.2

Figures in %. n opponents = an (n+1)-handed table, with every opponent holding a random hand and going to showdown.

FAQ

Which starting hand is strongest in Texas Hold'em?

AA at 85.2% against a random hand. The median of the 169 hands is J6s (50.5%) and the weakest is 32o (32.3%) — a spread of 52.9 points.

How are these numbers calculated?

Every figure is computed in-house with a Monte Carlo simulation over a custom seven-card evaluator: 400,000 trials per hand against a random opponent and 200,000 trials for each of the 169×169 matchups. As a check, AA vs KK enumerated over all 61,642,944 boards gives 81.95%; the simulation returned 81.99%.

How much equity do you lose with more players?

AA is worth 85.2% heads-up but only 34.5% against eight opponents at a full nine-handed table. The chart above switches between one and eight opponents.

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