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Aces vs kings: the odds
What are the odds of pocket aces against pocket kings?
| Hand | Cards | Wins | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket aces | A♥ A♦ | 82.4% | 82.6% |
| Pocket kings | K♥ K♦ | 17.1% | 17.4% |
| Split pot | — | 0.54% | — |
All-in before the flop, with five cards to come. Equity is each hand's average share of the pot — outright wins plus half of the split pots. Computed by enumerating all 1,712,304 possible boards with this site's own engine, so these are exact figures rather than a simulation.
Why the number looks like that
Kings essentially need a king to arrive — about one board in three brings one — but the same board can hand aces a straight, a flush or a bigger two pair, which is why kings win rather less often than "one king in three boards" suggests. This is the biggest pre-flop favourite two made hands can produce.
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