Ace-King vs Pocket Nines: Who Wins More Often?
The matchup In this fixed preflop all-in matchup, the pocket nines win more often. With Ah Kd against 9s 9c, the nines win 55.526% of boards and ace-king has about 44.3% equity, including half the ties. Ace-king is the classic “big cards” hand and pocket nines is the classic middle pair: one player holds Ah Kd (ace-king offsuit) and the other holds 9s 9c (pocket nines). Both hands go all-in before the flop: no other players are in the hand, no rake is taken, and no further betting is possible. Every figure below applies to exactly these four cards. ...