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How good is eight-seven suited before the flop?

87s · Eight-Seven suited

You are in a coin flip.

Rank of 169
101
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
47.9%
± 0.07%
Combinations
4
of 1,326
Dealt
0.30%
about 1 time in 332 · 331 : 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
147.9%50.0%
233.8%33.3%
326.8%25.0%
518.9%16.7%
813.7%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%34.3%
Top 20%36.9%
Top 35%39.2%
Top 50%40.3%
Any hand47.9%

Head-to-head

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

Against87s wins
AA22.5%
KK22.1%
QQ21.6%
JJ21.1%
TT19.7%
AKs38.7%
AKo41.2%
AQs38.2%
JTs36.3%
98s31.7%
72o73.5%

What it flops

Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.

Pair up or better34.6%about 1 time in 2.9
Two pair or better7.6%about 1 time in 13
Flush draw or better11.8%about 1 time in 8.5
Flop a flush0.8%about 1 time in 119
Open-ended straight draw or a straight10.9%about 1 time in 9.2

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. Suited hands are 4 of the 1,326 combinations.