KJs
61.91%
Wins 61.56%, ties 0.70%
65s
38.09%
Wins 37.74%, ties 0.70%
KJs against 65s: the numbers
| Hand | Wins | Ties | Loses | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJs | 61.560 | 0.703 | 37.737 | 61.912 |
| 65s | 37.737 | 0.703 | 61.560 | 38.088 |
The matchup is suited hands on both sides, KJs against 65s. Neither hand shares a rank with the other, so this is a contest of high cards, connection and suits.
The lead is steady rather than large, and the flop still has plenty of say in who wins. About 0.70% of boards chop the pot, which is why equity sits slightly above the win figure for both hands.
By strength against a random hand, KJs holds place 20 of 169 and 65s holds place 128.
| Hand | Boards won, about | Boards tied, about | Boards lost, about |
|---|---|---|---|
| KJs | 16,866,000 | 193,000 | 10,339,000 |
| 65s | 10,339,000 | 193,000 | 16,866,000 |
16 specific deals times 1,712,304 boards gives the exact total. The won, tied and lost counts are approximations from the five-decimal percentages, rounded to the nearest thousand.
| Hand | Equity as odds (to 1) | Wins one deal in | Loses one deal in | Pot odds needed to call (to 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJs | 1.625 | 1.624 | 2.650 | 0.615 |
| 65s | 0.615 | 2.650 | 1.624 | 1.625 |
The final column gives the least the pot must offer for each unit called for a call to break even at this equity.
Who is ahead on which flops
Break the boards down by their first three cards and KJs is strongest on rainbow flops topped by a ten or better (69.48%) and weakest on low rainbow flops (nine high or lower) (33.03%). The lead reverses on low rainbow flops (nine high or lower): there 65s is the favorite even though KJs is ahead overall.
| Flop | Share of flops | KJs wins | Ties | 65s wins | KJs equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow, ten or higher | 24.595 | 69.343 | 0.283 | 30.374 | 69.484 |
| Rainbow, nine or lower | 6.314 | 32.654 | 0.755 | 66.591 | 33.031 |
| Two-tone | 46.727 | 61.073 | 0.352 | 38.575 | 61.249 |
| Monotone | 5.273 | 57.628 | 3.522 | 38.850 | 59.389 |
| Paired | 17.091 | 63.583 | 1.382 | 35.035 | 64.274 |
Read the flop types this way: rainbow has three suits, two-tone has two cards of one suit, monotone has three, and paired repeats a rank.
Compared with a random hand
Each hand has a baseline against a random hand: 62.57% for KJs, 43.13% for 65s. Here the change is -0.66 and -5.04 points.
| Case | Equity here | Against a random hand | Change in points | Times the random-hand equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJs, all flops | 61.912 | 62.567 | -0.655 | 0.98953 |
| KJs, rainbow, ten or higher | 69.484 | 62.567 | +6.917 | 1.11055 |
| KJs, rainbow, nine or lower | 33.031 | 62.567 | -29.536 | 0.52793 |
| KJs, two-tone | 61.249 | 62.567 | -1.318 | 0.97893 |
| KJs, monotone | 59.389 | 62.567 | -3.178 | 0.94921 |
| KJs, paired | 64.274 | 62.567 | +1.707 | 1.02728 |
| 65s, all flops | 38.088 | 43.133 | -5.045 | 0.88304 |
| 65s, rainbow, ten or higher | 30.516 | 43.133 | -12.617 | 0.70749 |
| 65s, rainbow, nine or lower | 66.969 | 43.133 | +23.836 | 1.55262 |
| 65s, two-tone | 38.751 | 43.133 | -4.382 | 0.89841 |
| 65s, monotone | 40.611 | 43.133 | -2.522 | 0.94153 |
| 65s, paired | 35.726 | 43.133 | -7.407 | 0.82828 |
Does a shared suit matter?
The suit split reads 64.09% for KJs with a shared suit and 61.19% without one. KJs does better with a shared suit, by 2.90 points.
| Deals | Specific deals | Share of deals | KJs wins | Ties | 65s wins | KJs equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share a suit | 4 | 25.00 | 63.690 | 0.793 | 35.517 | 64.087 |
| No shared suit | 12 | 75.00 | 60.850 | 0.674 | 38.476 | 61.187 |
How often this matchup comes up
This page stands for 16 specific-card matchups (0.0010% of 1,624,350 ordered deals), or 32 once you count the seats both ways (0.0020%).
A worked example
Put $100 each into a $200 pot and deal every board once: KJs averages $123.82 back, ahead of its $100 by $23.82, while 65s averages $76.18, short of its $100 by $23.82.
Out of 1,000 deals you should see around 616 outright wins for KJs, 377 for 65s, and 7 split pots.
The same matchup from the other side
Read it from the other side: 65s against KJs is the same matchup with the numbers swapped, so 65s holds 38.09% and KJs holds 61.91%. That address sends you back to this page.
Keep exploring
Try KsJs against 6h5h in the calculator: the hands share no suit, and every card can be changed. The links after it are the closest matchups in the ranking.
How this was computed
Method: exact enumeration. The 16 specific deals are grouped by suit pattern, each is run against all 1,712,304 boards, and both seven-card hands are scored. Equity adds half of every tie, and flop textures are tallied over the ten flops inside each board.
Source: our own exact count from the GeorgeLiPoker poker math library. No outside data is used.
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