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How good is eight-seven offsuit before the flop?

87o · Eight-Seven offsuit

You are a little worse than a coin flip: 45%.

Rank of 169
117
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
45.0%
± 0.07%
Combinations
12
of 1,326
Dealt
0.90%
about 1 time in 110 · 110 : 1 against

Against more opponents

Everyone unknown, everyone to showdown. Strength falls as the table fills, faster for hands that rely on one pair.

OpponentsEquityFair share
145.0%50.0%
230.3%33.3%
322.9%25.0%
515.4%16.7%
810.2%11.1%

Against tighter ranges

Heads-up against an opponent who only holds the top N% of hands, ranked by this table.

Opponent’s rangeEquity
Top 10%30.6%
Top 20%33.4%
Top 35%35.9%
Top 50%37.0%
Any hand45.0%

Head-to-head

Averaged over every combination of both hands, so shared suits count correctly.

Against87o wins
AA18.8%
KK18.3%
QQ17.7%
JJ17.2%
TT15.7%
AKs35.7%
AKo37.6%
AQs35.6%
JTs33.4%
98s28.1%
72o72.5%

What it flops

Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.

Pair up or better33.7%about 1 time in 3
Two pair or better6.8%about 1 time in 15
Open-ended straight draw or a straight11.0%about 1 time in 9.1

Related hands

Equity figures are Monte Carlo simulation, seeded xoshiro128**, seed 20260901; flop odds are exact. Equity is showdown share with everyone staying in, a measure of strength rather than advice on what to play. Offsuit hands are 12 of the 1,326 combinations.