KK vs a nit's range: Equity & Strategy
Pocket Kings (KK) has 71.2% equity all-in preflop against a nit's range — 104 combos, 7.8% of all starting hands. It wins 70.4% of runouts outright, loses 28.1% and chops 1.5%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| KK | 70.4% | 1.5% | 71.2% |
| a nit's range | 28.1% | 1.5% | 28.8% |
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, 89 of those 104 combos are still available (15 are blocked by the cards KK holds). KK is ahead of 82 and behind 7.
Hardest parts of the range for KK
| Hand | Combos | KK equity |
|---|---|---|
| AA | 6 | 18.1% |
| KK | 1 | 50.0% |
| AKs | 2 | 65.9% |
| ATs | 4 | 67.4% |
| AJs | 4 | 67.8% |
Easiest parts of the range for KK
| Hand | Combos | KK equity |
|---|---|---|
| KQs | 2 | 86.1% |
| 6 | 81.9% | |
| JJ | 6 | 81.5% |
| TT | 6 | 81.1% |
| 88 | 6 | 80.9% |
KK has 71.2% equity all-in preflop against a nit's range — 104 combos, 7.8% of all hands. Pocket Kings wins the pot outright 70.4% of the time, loses 28.1% and chops 1.5%. Your own two cards remove 15 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 82 of the 89 combos you can still be facing (92%), which is what a 71.2% number actually looks like hand by hand.
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. Inside that range, the combos that hurt KK most are AA (18.1%), KK (50.0%) and AKs (65.9%); the ones you want to see are KQs (86.1%), QQ (81.9%) and JJ (81.5%). Across the whole range KK's equity swings from 18.1% at the bottom to 86.1% at the top — the single 71.2% 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 KK at 71.2%. Being ahead of even a nit's range is rare — this is a hand you happily play a big pot with.
KK vs nit FAQ
What is KK's equity against a nit's range?
KK has 71.2% equity all-in preflop against a nit's range — it wins 70.4% of runouts outright, loses 28.1% and chops 1.5%. The range holds 104 combos (7.8% of all hands); KK blocks 15 of them, leaving 89 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a nit's range beat KK?
KK is behind 7 of the 89 live combos and ahead of the other 82. The worst matchups are AA (18.1%), KK (50.0%) and AKs (65.9%); its best are KQs (86.1%), QQ (81.9%) and JJ (81.5%). 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 KK runs at 71.2% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does KK do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. KK has 78.7% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 59.9% 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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