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Who has the range advantage on A K Q rainbow?

Big Button edge: the Big Blind arrives with more air, and the Button has nearly all the two pairs.

BTN vs BB single-raised pot: the button opens, the big blind calls.

medium / rainbow / connected

Button: 56.3% Big Blind: 43.7%
Button strong hands: 11.8% Big Blind strong hands: 3.7%

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 the big blind re-raises most of its AK, AQ, and KQ before the flop, so its calling range holds none of the two pairs and far more air. One of the most one-sided flops we track.

Range breakdown

Category Button Big Blind Edge
Air 8.1% 14.8% +6.6% BB
Two Pair 6.1% 0.0% +6.1% BTN
Gutshot 16.3% 19.7% +3.4% BB
Bottom Pair 12.2% 14.8% +2.6% BB
Underpair 13.6% 11.1% +2.5% BTN
Set / Trips 2.0% 0.0% +2.0% BTN

Sorted by impact. Computed exhaustively by the Poker Shark equity engine over both full ranges.

Knowing the edge is step one

Playing it against opponents who miss it is where the money comes from. Train on boards like this one.

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