AK vs a nit's range: Equity & Strategy
Ace-King (AK) has 53.8% equity all-in preflop against a nit's range — 104 combos, 7.8% of all starting hands. It wins 47.7% of runouts outright, loses 40.0% and chops 12.2%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 47.7% | 12.2% | 53.8% |
| a nit's range | 40.0% | 12.2% | 46.2% |
The range this is computed against
The rock at the table: 77+, ATs+, KQs and AJo+, a shade under 8% of hands. A nit almost never has a marginal holding — when they put money in voluntarily, the range is close to this and their bluff frequency is close to zero.
nit — 104 combos, 7.8% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77, AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, KQs, AKo, AQo, AJo
After card removal, 81 of those 104 combos are still available (23 are blocked by the cards AK holds). AK is ahead of 37 and behind 44.
Hardest parts of the range for AK
| Hand | Combos | AK equity |
|---|---|---|
| AA | 3 | 8.2% |
| KK | 3 | 31.1% |
| TT | 6 | 43.8% |
| 6 | 43.9% | |
| JJ | 6 | 43.9% |
Easiest parts of the range for AK
| Hand | Combos | AK equity |
|---|---|---|
| AQo | 9 | 74.7% |
| AJo | 9 | 74.3% |
| KQs | 3 | 70.7% |
| AQs | 3 | 70.4% |
| AJs | 3 | 70.1% |
Put AK up against a nit's range — 104 combos, 7.8% of all hands — and the exact answer is 53.8% equity: 47.7% outright wins, 40.0% losses and 12.2% chops. Your own two cards remove 23 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 37 of the 81 combos you can still be facing (46%), which is what a 53.8% number actually looks like hand by hand.
Where does the range come from? The rock at the table: 77+, ATs+, KQs and AJo+, a shade under 8% of hands. A nit almost never has a marginal holding — when they put money in voluntarily, the range is close to this and their bluff frequency is close to zero. Broken down hand by hand, AK does worst against AA (8.2%), KK (31.1%) and TT (43.8%) and best against AQo (74.7%), AJo (74.3%) and KQs (70.7%). Across the whole range AK's equity swings from 8.2% at the bottom to 74.7% at the top — the single 53.8% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Against a nit, the range is the whole story: 7.8% of hands, no bluffs, and AK at 53.8%. Being ahead of even a nit's range is rare — this is a hand you happily play a big pot with.
AK vs nit FAQ
What is AK's equity against a nit's range?
AK has 53.8% equity all-in preflop against a nit's range — it wins 47.7% of runouts outright, loses 40.0% and chops 12.2%. The range holds 104 combos (7.8% of all hands); AK blocks 23 of them, leaving 81 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a nit's range beat AK?
AK is behind 44 of the 81 live combos and ahead of the other 37. The worst matchups are AA (8.2%), KK (31.1%) and TT (43.8%); its best are AQo (74.7%), AJo (74.3%) and KQs (70.7%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.
What hands are in a nit's range?
16 hand classes and 104 combos — 7.8% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 46% pocket pairs (8 pairs, 48 combos), 19% suited hands (5 classes, 20 combos) and 35% offsuit hands (3 classes, 36 combos). That shape is why AK runs at 53.8% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does AK do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. AK has 64.5% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 46.1% 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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