QJs vs a loose-passive calling range: Equity & Strategy
Queen-Jack Suited (QJs) has 52.8% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all starting hands. It wins 51.4% of runouts outright, loses 45.7% and chops 3.0%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| QJs | 51.4% | 3.0% | 52.8% |
| a loose-passive calling range | 45.7% | 3.0% | 47.2% |
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, 605 of those 670 combos are still available (65 are blocked by the cards QJs holds). QJs is ahead of 274 and behind 331.
Hardest parts of the range for QJs
| Hand | Combos | QJs equity |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15.8% | |
| KK | 6 | 17.7% |
| AA | 6 | 19.1% |
| KQs | 3 | 29.2% |
| KJs | 3 | 29.2% |
Easiest parts of the range for QJs
| Hand | Combos | QJs equity |
|---|---|---|
| J8o | 9 | 74.9% |
| J9o | 9 | 74.5% |
| JTo | 9 | 74.3% |
| Q8o | 9 | 74.1% |
| Q9o | 9 | 74.0% |
Put QJs up against a loose-passive calling range — 670 combos, 50.5% of all hands — and the exact answer is 52.8% equity: 51.4% outright wins, 45.7% losses and 3.0% chops. Your own two cards remove 65 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 274 of the 605 combos you can still be facing (45%), which is what a 52.8% 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, QJs does worst against QQ (15.8%), KK (17.7%) and AA (19.1%) and best against J8o (74.9%), J9o (74.5%) and JTo (74.3%). Across the whole range QJs's equity swings from 15.8% at the bottom to 74.9% at the top — the single 52.8% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
A loose-passive calling range is the most profitable opponent in poker and 52.8% is why: QJs 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.
QJs vs calling station FAQ
What is QJs's equity against a loose-passive calling range?
QJs has 52.8% equity all-in preflop against a loose-passive calling range — it wins 51.4% of runouts outright, loses 45.7% and chops 3.0%. The range holds 670 combos (50.5% of all hands); QJs blocks 65 of them, leaving 605 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a loose-passive calling range beat QJs?
QJs is behind 331 of the 605 live combos and ahead of the other 274. The worst matchups are QQ (15.8%), KK (17.7%) and AA (19.1%); its best are J8o (74.9%), J9o (74.5%) and JTo (74.3%). 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 QJs runs at 52.8% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does QJs do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. QJs has 52.8% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 31.6% 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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