How good is queen-eight offsuit before the flop?
Q8o · Queen-Eight offsuit
You are a little better than a coin flip: 54%.
Rank of 169
68
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
53.6%
± 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.
| Opponents | Equity | Fair share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53.6% | 50.0% |
| 2 | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 3 | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| 5 | 16.8% | 16.7% |
| 8 | 10.4% | 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% | 30.4% |
| Top 20% | 32.3% |
| Top 35% | 35.9% |
| Top 50% | 41.8% |
| Any hand | 53.6% |
Head-to-head
Averaged over every combination of both hands, so shared suits count correctly.
| Against | Q8o wins |
|---|---|
| AA | 13.6% |
| KK | 13.4% |
| 7.9% | |
| JJ | 28.3% |
| TT | 27.9% |
| AKs | 31.7% |
| AKo | 33.4% |
| AQs | 24.4% |
| JTs | 53.2% |
| 98s | 66.5% |
| 72o | 68.6% |
What it flops
Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.
| Pair up or better | 32.8% | about 1 time in 3.1 |
| Two pair or better | 5.8% | about 1 time in 17 |
| Open-ended straight draw or a straight | 2.3% | about 1 time in 44 |
Related hands
Q8s · Queen-Eight suitedQQ · Pocket Queens88 · Pocket EightsQ6s · Queen-Six suitedK5o · King-Five offsuitAll 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. Offsuit hands are 12 of the 1,326 combinations.