QJs vs a UTG opening range: Equity & Strategy
Queen-Jack Suited (QJs) has 43.2% equity all-in preflop against a UTG opening range — 202 combos, 15.2% of all starting hands. It wins 41.9% of runouts outright, loses 55.5% and chops 2.6%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| QJs | 41.9% | 2.6% | 43.2% |
| a UTG opening range | 55.5% | 2.6% | 56.8% |
The range this is computed against
Under the gun a competent 6-max regular opens roughly the top 15% of hands: every pocket pair, the suited aces (nut-flush and wheel blockers), suited broadways down to J9s, the strongest suited connectors, and only AJo+ / KQo offsuit — offsuit hands realise their equity badly from the worst seat at the table.
UTG open — 202 combos, 15.2% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, A9s, A5s, A4s, A3s, KQs, KJs, KTs, QJs, QTs, JTs, J9s, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, AKo, AQo, AJo, KQo
After card removal, 179 of those 202 combos are still available (23 are blocked by the cards QJs holds). QJs is ahead of 61 and behind 118.
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% |
| QTs | 3 | 69.8% |
| T9s | 4 | 64.5% |
| 76s | 4 | 63.7% |
Put QJs up against a UTG opening range — 202 combos, 15.2% of all hands — and the exact answer is 43.2% equity: 41.9% outright wins, 55.5% losses and 2.6% chops. Your own two cards remove 23 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 61 of the 179 combos still live (34%) — 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? Under the gun a competent 6-max regular opens roughly the top 15% of hands: every pocket pair, the suited aces (nut-flush and wheel blockers), suited broadways down to J9s, the strongest suited connectors, and only AJo+ / KQo offsuit — offsuit hands realise their equity badly from the worst seat at the table. 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 QTs (69.8%). Across the whole range QJs's equity swings from 15.8% at the bottom to 70.4% at the top — the single 43.2% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Facing a UTG opening range, 43.2% is a raise-or-fold number, not a call-and-see number: QJs is behind the range, so it needs position, implied odds or fold equity rather than showdown value. Against 15.2% of hands, you are priced in against a pot-sized bet (which needs about 33%).
QJs vs UTG open FAQ
What is QJs's equity against a UTG opening range?
QJs has 43.2% equity all-in preflop against a UTG opening range — it wins 41.9% of runouts outright, loses 55.5% and chops 2.6%. The range holds 202 combos (15.2% of all hands); QJs blocks 23 of them, leaving 179 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a UTG opening range beat QJs?
QJs is behind 118 of the 179 live combos and ahead of the other 61. The worst matchups are QQ (15.8%), KK (17.7%) and AA (19.1%); its best are J9s (70.4%), JTs (70.3%) and QTs (69.8%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.
What hands are in a UTG opening range?
36 hand classes and 202 combos — 15.2% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 39% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 38% suited hands (19 classes, 76 combos) and 24% offsuit hands (4 classes, 48 combos). That shape is why QJs runs at 43.2% 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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