AQ vs a 10bb shoving range: Equity & Strategy
Ace-Queen (AQ) has 59.0% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all starting hands. It wins 56.3% of runouts outright, loses 38.3% and chops 5.5%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQ | 56.3% | 5.5% | 59.0% |
| a 10bb shoving range | 38.3% | 5.5% | 41.0% |
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, 279 of those 334 combos are still available (55 are blocked by the cards AQ holds). AQ is ahead of 193 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KQo | 9 | 74.8% |
| AJo | 9 | 74.2% |
| A9o | 9 | 74.0% |
| A7o | 9 | 73.8% |
| ATo | 9 | 73.8% |
Put AQ up against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all hands — and the exact answer is 59.0% equity: 56.3% outright wins, 38.3% losses and 5.5% chops. Your own two cards remove 55 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 193 of the 279 combos you can still be facing (69%), which is what a 59.0% number actually looks like hand by hand.
Where does the range come from? 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. Broken down hand by hand, AQ does worst against AA (8.6%), AKs (25.6%) and AKo (26.7%) and best against KQo (74.8%), AJo (74.2%) and A9o (74.0%). Across the whole range AQ's equity swings from 8.6% at the bottom to 74.8% at the top — the single 59.0% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Calling a shove is a pure equity question — there is no postflop skill left — so 59.0% is the entire decision. Against a typical pot laying you better than 2-to-1 with blinds and antes in the middle, 59.0% is a call.
AQ vs 10bb shove FAQ
What is AQ's equity against a 10bb shoving range?
AQ has 59.0% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — it wins 56.3% of runouts outright, loses 38.3% and chops 5.5%. The range holds 334 combos (25.2% of all hands); AQ blocks 55 of them, leaving 279 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a 10bb shoving range beat AQ?
AQ is behind 86 of the 279 live combos and ahead of the other 193. The worst matchups are AA (8.6%), AKs (25.6%) and AKo (26.7%); its best are KQo (74.8%), AJo (74.2%) and A9o (74.0%). 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 AQ runs at 59.0% 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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