AA vs KK: pocket aces against pocket kings
All in before the flop, pocket aces win 81.7%, pocket kings win 17.8%, and 0.5% of boards split the pot.
AA wins 81.7%Split 0.5%KK wins 17.8%
Kings mostly need a third king, and only two are left: aces win 81.7%.
Every board, counted
36ways to deal AA against KK
1,712,304boards for each of them
81.9%AA’s share of the pot, a split counted as half
Nothing here is sampled: every five-card board was dealt for every way the two hands can be held, and each showdown scored with the hand ranking Quads teaches.
Suits move it a little. Pocket aces’s share of the pot runs from 81.3%, with A♠ A♥ against K♦ K♣, to 82.6%, with A♠ A♥ against K♠ K♥.
The two hands
- AA, pocket acesNumber 1 of 169, and 85.2% of the pot against one random hand.
- KK, pocket kingsNumber 2 of 169, and 82.4% of the pot against one random hand.
More match-ups with these hands
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