How good is jack-eight suited before the flop?
J8s · Jack-Eight suited
You are a little better than a coin flip: 54%.
Rank of 169
65
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
54.1%
± 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.
| Opponents | Equity | Fair share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54.1% | 50.0% |
| 2 | 37.1% | 33.3% |
| 3 | 29.2% | 25.0% |
| 5 | 20.6% | 16.7% |
| 8 | 14.5% | 11.1% |
Against tighter ranges
Heads-up against an opponent who only holds the top N% of hands, ranked by this table.
| Opponent’s range | Equity |
|---|---|
| Top 10% | 34.1% |
| Top 20% | 36.2% |
| Top 35% | 39.0% |
| Top 50% | 41.7% |
| Any hand | 54.1% |
Head-to-head
Averaged over every combination of both hands, so shared suits count correctly.
| Against | J8s wins |
|---|---|
| AA | 19.5% |
| KK | 19.0% |
| 18.0% | |
| JJ | 14.7% |
| TT | 32.0% |
| AKs | 35.8% |
| AKo | 38.6% |
| AQs | 35.8% |
| JTs | 30.9% |
| 98s | 68.4% |
| 72o | 70.3% |
What it flops
Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.
| Pair up or better | 33.9% | about 1 time in 2.9 |
| Two pair or better | 7.0% | about 1 time in 14 |
| Flush draw or better | 11.8% | about 1 time in 8.5 |
| Flop a flush | 0.8% | about 1 time in 119 |
| Open-ended straight draw or a straight | 5.2% | about 1 time in 19 |
Related hands
J8o · Jack-Eight offsuitJJ · Pocket Jacks88 · Pocket EightsT9s · Ten-Nine suited33 · Pocket ThreesAll 169 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.