KQ vs a middle-position opening range: Equity & Strategy

King-Queen (KQ) has 46.4% equity all-in preflop against a middle-position opening range — 258 combos, 19.5% of all starting hands. It wins 44.0% of runouts outright, loses 51.2% and chops 4.8%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.

The range this is computed against

With one fewer player left to act, middle position adds the rest of the suited aces, the suited one-gappers and a second layer of offsuit broadways (ATo, KJo) to the UTG chart — about 19% of hands.

MP open — 258 combos, 19.5% 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, QJs, QTs, Q9s, JTs, J9s, T9s, T8s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, AKo, AQo, AJo, ATo, KQo, KJo

After card removal, 228 of those 258 combos are still available (30 are blocked by the cards KQ holds). KQ is ahead of 66 and behind 162.

Hardest parts of the range for KQ

Easiest parts of the range for KQ

KQ has 46.4% equity all-in preflop against a middle-position opening range — 258 combos, 19.5% of all hands. King-Queen wins the pot outright 44.0% of the time, loses 51.2% and chops 4.8%. Your own two cards remove 30 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 only 66 of the 228 combos still live (29%) — the rest of the range is level with or in front of you, which is why the figure sits below even money.

With one fewer player left to act, middle position adds the rest of the suited aces, the suited one-gappers and a second layer of offsuit broadways (ATo, KJo) to the UTG chart — about 19% of hands. Inside that range, the combos that hurt KQ most are KK (10.0%), AA (13.9%) and AKs (25.4%); the ones you want to see are KJo (74.2%), Q9s (70.2%) and QJs (70.1%). Across the whole range KQ's equity swings from 10.0% at the bottom to 74.2% at the top — the single 46.4% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.

The practical read on 46.4% against a middle-position opening range: flatting in position is the only comfortable line; jamming into a 19.5% range as a 46.4% underdog needs the fold equity to carry it.

KQ vs MP open FAQ

What is KQ's equity against a middle-position opening range?

KQ has 46.4% equity all-in preflop against a middle-position opening range — it wins 44.0% of runouts outright, loses 51.2% and chops 4.8%. The range holds 258 combos (19.5% of all hands); KQ blocks 30 of them, leaving 228 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.

Which hands in a middle-position opening range beat KQ?

KQ is behind 162 of the 228 live combos and ahead of the other 66. The worst matchups are KK (10.0%), AA (13.9%) and AKs (25.4%); its best are KJo (74.2%), Q9s (70.2%) and QJs (70.1%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.

What hands are in a middle-position opening range?

46 hand classes and 258 combos — 19.5% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 30% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 42% suited hands (27 classes, 108 combos) and 28% offsuit hands (6 classes, 72 combos). That shape is why KQ runs at 46.4% 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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