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King Queen (suited)

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At no. 7 on the list of top 10 starting hands is the King-Queen (suited).  Common nicknames for this hand are marraige, royalty and couple. The odds of being dealt this starting hand is 1 in 331.

How KQs fare against other starting hands.

Opposing Hand Win % Tie % Lose %
AA 17.50 0.38 82.13
KK 13.27 1.19 85.54
QQ 34.76 1.17 64.08
AKs 27.99 1.16 70.85
JJ 46.27 0.38 53.34
AQs 28.01 1.14 70.85
AK 29.55 1.12 69.33
AJs 41.48 0.50 58.02
TT 46.26 0.37 53.37

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