sandy358
Rock Star
Platinum Level
if going completely blind then queens, otherwise depends on position, the betting before that and stack sizes (and opponent tendencies of course). Against deep stack tight opponent 4 bet in early position i'd say AKo is somewhat better because it blocks aces and kings and have around 50% to hit against pocket queens and jacks (and can even not so rarely outdraw kings), while queens get easily dominated by a higher pocket pair that are very present in the villain's range in this specific spot. But completely blind queens are definitely better, because they will often be at least an overpair, while AKo won't hit it that often.
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eetenor
Legend
Loyaler
Either hand is good. The nuances of poker indicate that QQ can be a better all-in vs nits who will only call with top of range QQ+ AK+
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
QQ has a higher risk of being way behind, because it unblock AA and KK. On the other hand it also has a better chance to be way ahead, so overall it is the stronger hand. Because QQ unblock AA and KK, there are however situations, where its GTO strategy to just call with QQ but at least partially push all-in with AK because of its blockers to AA and KK.
dreamer13
Legend
Loyaler
In theory, going all-in with AKo preflop can give you a better chance of winning than going all-in with QQ, especially if your opponents are also playing strong hands like AA, KK, or QQ.In general, AKo is a stronger hand preflop, and going all-in with it is more justified. But in some situations, such as if you have a positional advantage, you can play QQ.
