AJ vs a loose-passive calling range: Equity & Strategy
Ace-Jack (AJ) has 61.1% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands. It wins 59.3% of runouts outright, loses 37.1% and chops 3.6%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ | 59.3% | 3.6% | 61.1% |
| a loose-passive calling range | 37.1% | 3.6% | 38.9% |
The range this is computed against
The classic recreational flatting range — a player who "likes to see a flop". Any pocket pair, any suited ace, king, queen or jack, every playable suited gapper, all the offsuit aces and a stack of offsuit broadways. Around half of all hands, and almost none of them are folded before the flop.
calling station — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s, KQs, KJs, KTs, K9s, K8s, K7s, K6s, K5s, K4s, K3s, K2s, QJs, QTs, Q9s, Q8s, Q7s, Q6s, Q5s, Q4s, Q3s, Q2s, JTs, J9s, J8s, J7s, J6s, J5s, J4s, J3s, J2s, T9s, T8s, T7s, T6s, T5s, 98s, 97s, 96s, 95s, 87s, 86s, 85s, 84s, 76s, 75s, 74s, 65s, 64s, 63s, 54s, 53s, 43s, AKo, AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5o, A4o, A3o, A2o, KQo, KJo, KTo, K9o, K8o, K7o, QJo, QTo, Q9o, Q8o, JTo, J9o, J8o, T9o, T8o, 98o
After card removal, 587 of those 670 combos are still available (83 are blocked by the cards AJ holds). AJ is ahead of 489 and behind 98.
Hardest parts of the range for AJ
| Hand | Combos | AJ equity |
|---|---|---|
| AA | 3 | 9.0% |
| AKs | 3 | 25.9% |
| AQs | 3 | 26.1% |
| AKo | 9 | 27.0% |
| AQo | 9 | 27.2% |
Easiest parts of the range for AJ
| Hand | Combos | AJ equity |
|---|---|---|
| KJo | 9 | 74.6% |
| J9o | 9 | 73.7% |
| J8o | 9 | 73.4% |
| A9o | 9 | 73.3% |
| A6o | 9 | 73.1% |
AJ has 61.1% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all hands. Ace-Jack wins the pot outright 59.3% of the time, loses 37.1% and chops 3.6%. Your own two cards remove 83 of those combos before the flop is even dealt — a blocker effect this number already accounts for, because every combo containing one of your exact cards is stripped out of the range first. You are ahead of 489 of the 587 combos you can still be facing (83%), which is what a 61.1% number actually looks like hand by hand.
The classic recreational flatting range — a player who "likes to see a flop". Any pocket pair, any suited ace, king, queen or jack, every playable suited gapper, all the offsuit aces and a stack of offsuit broadways. Around half of all hands, and almost none of them are folded before the flop. Inside that range, the combos that hurt AJ most are AA (9.0%), AKs (25.9%) and AQs (26.1%); the ones you want to see are KJo (74.6%), J9o (73.7%) and J8o (73.4%). Across the whole range AJ's equity swings from 9.0% at the bottom to 74.6% at the top — the single 61.1% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Facing 50.5% of hands, AJ has 61.1%. Value-bet relentlessly and skip the fancy lines: a player who calls this wide pays you off, and folding them out is the only way to lose.
AJ vs calling station FAQ
What is AJ's equity against a loose-passive calling range?
AJ has 61.1% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — it wins 59.3% of runouts outright, loses 37.1% and chops 3.6%. The range holds 670 combos (50.5% of all hands); AJ blocks 83 of them, leaving 587 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a loose-passive calling range beat AJ?
AJ is behind 98 of the 587 live combos and ahead of the other 489. The worst matchups are AA (9.0%), AKs (25.9%) and AQs (26.1%); its best are KJo (74.6%), J9o (73.7%) and J8o (73.4%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.
What hands are in a loose-passive calling range?
105 hand classes and 670 combos — 50.5% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 12% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 38% suited hands (64 classes, 256 combos) and 50% offsuit hands (28 classes, 336 combos). That shape is why AJ runs at 61.1% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does AJ do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. AJ has 61.1% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 33.5% against a 4-betting range (3.2%). Equity against a range is mostly a question of how many weak hands the range still contains — which is why the same holding can be a monster against a button open and a fold against a 4-bet.
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