How good is queen-eight suited before the flop?
Q8s · Queen-Eight suited
You are a little better than a coin flip: 56%.
Rank of 169
51
by heads-up equity
Equity heads-up
56.0%
± 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 | 56.0% | 50.0% |
| 2 | 38.5% | 33.3% |
| 3 | 29.8% | 25.0% |
| 5 | 20.8% | 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% | 34.4% |
| Top 20% | 36.0% |
| Top 35% | 39.6% |
| Top 50% | 44.6% |
| Any hand | 56.0% |
Head-to-head
Averaged over every combination of both hands, so shared suits count correctly.
| Against | Q8s wins |
|---|---|
| AA | 17.9% |
| KK | 17.6% |
| 13.3% | |
| JJ | 31.6% |
| TT | 31.8% |
| AKs | 34.5% |
| AKo | 37.4% |
| AQs | 28.8% |
| JTs | 56.0% |
| 98s | 67.3% |
| 72o | 70.0% |
What it flops
Exact, from all 19,600 possible flops.
| Pair up or better | 33.6% | about 1 time in 3 |
| Two pair or better | 6.7% | about 1 time in 15 |
| 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 | 2.3% | about 1 time in 44 |
Related hands
Q8o · Queen-Eight offsuitQQ · Pocket Queens88 · Pocket EightsK6s · King-Six suitedK8o · King-Eight 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. Suited hands are 4 of the 1,326 combinations.