KQ vs a loose-passive calling range: Equity & Strategy
King-Queen (KQ) has 55.8% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands. It wins 54.3% of runouts outright, loses 42.8% and chops 2.8%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| KQ | 54.3% | 2.8% | 55.8% |
| a loose-passive calling range | 42.8% | 2.8% | 44.2% |
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, 602 of those 670 combos are still available (68 are blocked by the cards KQ holds). KQ is ahead of 344 and behind 258.
Hardest parts of the range for KQ
| Hand | Combos | KQ equity |
|---|---|---|
| KK | 3 | 10.0% |
| AA | 6 | 13.9% |
| AKs | 3 | 25.4% |
| AQs | 3 | 25.5% |
| AKo | 9 | 26.3% |
Easiest parts of the range for KQ
| Hand | Combos | KQ equity |
|---|---|---|
| Q8o | 9 | 76.1% |
| Q9o | 9 | 74.5% |
| K8o | 9 | 74.4% |
| QJo | 9 | 74.3% |
| KJo | 9 | 74.2% |
Against a loose-passive calling range (670 combos, 50.5% of all hands), KQ runs at 55.8%. It wins 54.3% of runouts outright, loses 42.8% and splits the remaining 2.8%. Your own two cards remove 68 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 344 of the 602 combos you can still be facing (57%), which is what a 55.8% number actually looks like hand by hand.
Where does the range come from? 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. Broken down hand by hand, KQ does worst against KK (10.0%), AA (13.9%) and AKs (25.4%) and best against Q8o (76.1%), Q9o (74.5%) and K8o (74.4%). Across the whole range KQ's equity swings from 10.0% at the bottom to 76.1% at the top — the single 55.8% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
A loose-passive calling range is the most profitable opponent in poker and 55.8% is why: KQ 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.
KQ vs calling station FAQ
What is KQ's equity against a loose-passive calling range?
KQ has 55.8% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — it wins 54.3% of runouts outright, loses 42.8% and chops 2.8%. The range holds 670 combos (50.5% of all hands); KQ blocks 68 of them, leaving 602 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a loose-passive calling range beat KQ?
KQ is behind 258 of the 602 live combos and ahead of the other 344. The worst matchups are KK (10.0%), AA (13.9%) and AKs (25.4%); its best are Q8o (76.1%), Q9o (74.5%) and K8o (74.4%). 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 KQ runs at 55.8% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does KQ do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. KQ has 55.8% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 26.5% 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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