AQ vs a loose-passive calling range: Equity & Strategy
Ace-Queen (AQ) has 62.7% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands. It wins 61.1% of runouts outright, loses 35.7% and chops 3.2%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQ | 61.1% | 3.2% | 62.7% |
| a loose-passive calling range | 35.7% | 3.2% | 37.3% |
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 AQ holds). AQ is ahead of 501 and behind 86.
Hardest parts of the range for AQ
| Hand | Combos | AQ equity |
|---|---|---|
| AA | 3 | 8.6% |
| AKs | 3 | 25.6% |
| AKo | 9 | 26.7% |
| KK | 6 | 29.1% |
| 3 | 31.3% |
Easiest parts of the range for AQ
| Hand | Combos | AQ equity |
|---|---|---|
| Q9o | 9 | 75.1% |
| Q8o | 9 | 74.8% |
| KQo | 9 | 74.8% |
| AJo | 9 | 74.2% |
| A9o | 9 | 74.0% |
AQ has 62.7% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all hands. Ace-Queen wins the pot outright 61.1% of the time, loses 35.7% and chops 3.2%. 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 501 of the 587 combos you can still be facing (85%), which is what a 62.7% number actually looks like hand by hand.
The range behind this number is not a guess. 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. AQ's worst spots in it are AA (8.6%), AKs (25.6%) and AKo (26.7%) — and its best are Q9o (75.1%), Q8o (74.8%) and KQo (74.8%). Across the whole range AQ's equity swings from 8.6% at the bottom to 75.1% at the top — the single 62.7% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
A loose-passive calling range is the most profitable opponent in poker and 62.7% is why: AQ is ahead of the average call, but a station's range is wide enough that you will get outdrawn often — bet for value and stop bluffing.
AQ vs calling station FAQ
What is AQ's equity against a loose-passive calling range?
AQ has 62.7% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — it wins 61.1% of runouts outright, loses 35.7% and chops 3.2%. The range holds 670 combos (50.5% of all hands); AQ 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 AQ?
AQ is behind 86 of the 587 live combos and ahead of the other 501. The worst matchups are AA (8.6%), AKs (25.6%) and AKo (26.7%); its best are Q9o (75.1%), Q8o (74.8%) and KQo (74.8%). 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 AQ runs at 62.7% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does AQ do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. AQ has 62.7% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 34.1% 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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