JJ vs AKo: Pocket Jacks Against Ace-King Offsuit

All in before the flop, pocket jacks win 56.6%, ace-king offsuit wins 42.9%, and 0.4% of boards split the pot.

J♠J♥56.6%wins JJ, pocket jacks
A♠K♥42.9%wins AKo, ace-king

JJ wins 56.6%Split 0.4%AKo wins 42.9%

A race: jacks win 56.6%, and ace-king needs one of the six aces and kings left.

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Every Board, Counted

72ways to deal JJ against AKo

1,712,304boards for each of them

56.9%JJ’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 jacks’s share of the pot runs from 56.4%, with J♠ J♥ against A♠ K♥, to 57.3%, with J♠ J♥ against A♦ K♣.

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