KQs vs a loose-passive calling range: Equity & Strategy
King-Queen Suited (KQs) has 57.5% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands. It wins 56.1% of runouts outright, loses 41.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KQs | 56.1% | 2.8% | 57.5% |
| a loose-passive calling range | 41.1% | 2.8% | 42.5% |
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 KQs holds). KQs is ahead of 355 and behind 247.
Hardest parts of the range for KQs
| Hand | Combos | KQs equity |
|---|---|---|
| KK | 3 | 13.9% |
| AA | 6 | 17.1% |
| AKs | 3 | 28.6% |
| AQs | 3 | 28.6% |
| AKo | 9 | 29.6% |
Easiest parts of the range for KQs
| Hand | Combos | KQs equity |
|---|---|---|
| Q8o | 9 | 76.7% |
| K8o | 9 | 75.2% |
| Q9o | 9 | 75.1% |
| K7o | 9 | 75.0% |
| KJo | 9 | 75.0% |
Put KQs up against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all hands — and the exact answer is 57.5% equity: 56.1% outright wins, 41.1% losses and 2.8% chops. 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 355 of the 602 combos you can still be facing (59%), which is what a 57.5% 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. KQs's worst spots in it are KK (13.9%), AA (17.1%) and AKs (28.6%) — and its best are Q8o (76.7%), K8o (75.2%) and Q9o (75.1%). Across the whole range KQs's equity swings from 13.9% at the bottom to 76.7% at the top — the single 57.5% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Facing 50.5% of hands, KQs has 57.5%. Value-bet relentlessly and skip the fancy lines: a player who calls this wide pays you off, and folding them out is the only way to lose.
KQs vs calling station FAQ
What is KQs's equity against a loose-passive calling range?
KQs has 57.5% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — it wins 56.1% of runouts outright, loses 41.1% and chops 2.8%. The range holds 670 combos (50.5% of all hands); KQs 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 KQs?
KQs is behind 247 of the 602 live combos and ahead of the other 355. The worst matchups are KK (13.9%), AA (17.1%) and AKs (28.6%); its best are Q8o (76.7%), K8o (75.2%) and Q9o (75.1%). 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 KQs runs at 57.5% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does KQs do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. KQs has 57.5% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 29.5% 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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