AKs vs a 10bb shoving range: Equity & Strategy
Ace-King Suited (AKs) has 63.9% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all starting hands. It wins 61.3% of runouts outright, loses 33.6% and chops 5.1%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKs | 61.3% | 5.1% | 63.9% |
| a 10bb shoving range | 33.6% | 5.1% | 36.1% |
The range this is computed against
At ten big blinds there is no postflop game left — the shove either shows a profit outright or it does not — so a jamming range is far wider than an opening range from the same seat. A typical late-position 10bb push is roughly a quarter of all hands: every pair, every suited ace, the good suited kings and connectors, and offsuit aces down to A5o.
10bb shove — 334 combos, 25.2% 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, QJs, QTs, Q9s, JTs, J9s, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, AKo, AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5o, KQo, KJo, KTo
After card removal, 271 of those 334 combos are still available (63 are blocked by the cards AKs holds). AKs is ahead of 196 and behind 75.
Hardest parts of the range for AKs
| Hand | Combos | AKs equity |
|---|---|---|
| AA | 3 | 12.1% |
| KK | 3 | 34.1% |
| TT | 6 | 45.9% |
| 6 | 46.0% | |
| JJ | 6 | 46.0% |
Easiest parts of the range for AKs
| Hand | Combos | AKs equity |
|---|---|---|
| KQo | 9 | 75.6% |
| A9o | 9 | 75.4% |
| AQo | 9 | 75.4% |
| KJo | 9 | 75.3% |
| A6o | 9 | 75.1% |
Against a 10bb shoving range (334 combos, 25.2% of all hands), AKs runs at 63.9%. It wins 61.3% of runouts outright, loses 33.6% and splits the remaining 5.1%. Your own two cards remove 63 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 196 of the 271 combos you can still be facing (72%), which is what a 63.9% number actually looks like hand by hand.
The range behind this number is not a guess. At ten big blinds there is no postflop game left — the shove either shows a profit outright or it does not — so a jamming range is far wider than an opening range from the same seat. A typical late-position 10bb push is roughly a quarter of all hands: every pair, every suited ace, the good suited kings and connectors, and offsuit aces down to A5o. AKs's worst spots in it are AA (12.1%), KK (34.1%) and TT (45.9%) — and its best are KQo (75.6%), A9o (75.4%) and AQo (75.4%). Across the whole range AKs's equity swings from 12.1% at the bottom to 75.6% at the top — the single 63.9% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Against a 10bb shoving range (25.2% of hands), AKs is a 63.9% proposition. You are the favourite, so the only question is whether the stack sizes and the payout ladder let you take the flip.
AKs vs 10bb shove FAQ
What is AKs's equity against a 10bb shoving range?
AKs has 63.9% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — it wins 61.3% of runouts outright, loses 33.6% and chops 5.1%. The range holds 334 combos (25.2% of all hands); AKs blocks 63 of them, leaving 271 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a 10bb shoving range beat AKs?
AKs is behind 75 of the 271 live combos and ahead of the other 196. The worst matchups are AA (12.1%), KK (34.1%) and TT (45.9%); its best are KQo (75.6%), A9o (75.4%) and AQo (75.4%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.
What hands are in a 10bb shoving range?
53 hand classes and 334 combos — 25.2% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 23% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 34% suited hands (28 classes, 112 combos) and 43% offsuit hands (12 classes, 144 combos). That shape is why AKs runs at 63.9% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does AKs do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. AKs has 65.8% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 48.2% 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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