Who has the range advantage on A K Q rainbow?
Big Button edge: the Big Blind arrives with more air, and the Big Blind has more weak top pairs.
BTN vs BB single-raised pot: the button opens, the big blind calls.
medium / rainbow / connected
Share of each range that is sets, two pair, overpairs, straights or better, and combo draws. This is who wins the big pots.
The Button has the edge on a draw-heavy board. Bet bigger with a tighter range and charge the draws. Try a high card in place of a connector and watch the board flip the Button's way.
The board that smashes the raising range. AK, AQ, KQ, and JT all live in the button's opening range, while a big blind who held any of those usually re-raised preflop. About as one-sided as a flop gets.
Range breakdown
| Category | Button | Big Blind | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 6.1% | 16.0% | +9.9% BB |
| Top Pair, Weak Kicker | 15.5% | 20.5% | +4.9% BB |
| Middle Pair | 15.5% | 11.3% | +4.3% BTN |
| Bottom Pair | 27.4% | 24.0% | +3.4% BTN |
| Two Pair | 8.2% | 6.4% | +1.9% BTN |
| Gutshot | 12.2% | 10.4% | +1.8% BTN |
Sorted by impact. Computed exhaustively by the Poker Shark equity engine over both full ranges.
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