QJs vs a 10bb shoving range: Equity & Strategy
Queen-Jack Suited (QJs) has 44.2% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all starting hands. It wins 43.3% of runouts outright, loses 54.9% and chops 1.8%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| QJs | 43.3% | 1.8% | 44.2% |
| a 10bb shoving range | 54.9% | 1.8% | 55.8% |
The range this is computed against
At ten big blinds there is no postflop game left — the shove either shows a profit outright or it does not — so a jamming range is far wider than an opening range from the same seat. A typical late-position 10bb push is roughly a quarter of all hands: every pair, every suited ace, the good suited kings and connectors, and offsuit aces down to A5o.
10bb shove — 334 combos, 25.2% 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, QJs, QTs, Q9s, JTs, J9s, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, AKo, AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5o, KQo, KJo, KTo
After card removal, 307 of those 334 combos are still available (27 are blocked by the cards QJs holds). QJs is ahead of 68 and behind 239.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| J9s | 3 | 70.4% |
| JTs | 3 | 70.3% |
| Q9s | 3 | 70.0% |
| QTs | 3 | 69.8% |
| T9s | 4 | 64.5% |
Put QJs up against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all hands — and the exact answer is 44.2% equity: 43.3% outright wins, 54.9% losses and 1.8% chops. Your own two cards remove 27 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 68 of the 307 combos still live (22%) — the rest of the range is level with or in front of you, which is why the figure sits below even money.
Where does the range come from? At ten big blinds there is no postflop game left — the shove either shows a profit outright or it does not — so a jamming range is far wider than an opening range from the same seat. A typical late-position 10bb push is roughly a quarter of all hands: every pair, every suited ace, the good suited kings and connectors, and offsuit aces down to A5o. Broken down hand by hand, QJs does worst against QQ (15.8%), KK (17.7%) and AA (19.1%) and best against J9s (70.4%), JTs (70.3%) and Q9s (70.0%). Across the whole range QJs's equity swings from 15.8% at the bottom to 70.4% at the top — the single 44.2% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Calling a shove is a pure equity question — there is no postflop skill left — so 44.2% is the entire decision. Against a typical pot laying you better than 2-to-1 with blinds and antes in the middle, 44.2% is a call.
QJs vs 10bb shove FAQ
What is QJs's equity against a 10bb shoving range?
QJs has 44.2% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — it wins 43.3% of runouts outright, loses 54.9% and chops 1.8%. The range holds 334 combos (25.2% of all hands); QJs blocks 27 of them, leaving 307 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a 10bb shoving range beat QJs?
QJs is behind 239 of the 307 live combos and ahead of the other 68. The worst matchups are QQ (15.8%), KK (17.7%) and AA (19.1%); its best are J9s (70.4%), JTs (70.3%) and Q9s (70.0%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.
What hands are in a 10bb shoving range?
53 hand classes and 334 combos — 25.2% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 23% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 34% suited hands (28 classes, 112 combos) and 43% offsuit hands (12 classes, 144 combos). That shape is why QJs runs at 44.2% 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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