Starting hand 33 of 169
A8o Ace-Eight offsuit
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 59.6%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 18.9%
- Dealt
- 1 in 110
- Opening guide
- Playable
How to play it. Raise from middle position, the cutoff and the button.
A8o pairs at least one of its cards on the flop 32.4% of the time and makes two pair or better 5.7% of the time.
The suited version, A8s, wins 62.0% heads-up, 2.3 points more.
When you pair your Ace, a weak kicker is the danger: an opponent with a better Ace will often win the big pots.
Win percentage by number of opponents
A8o against common hands
| Opponent | A8o equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 6.6% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 28.5% | Big underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 28.1% | Big underdog |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 28.2% | Big underdog |
| TT Pocket Tens | 28.1% | Big underdog |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 43.8% | Underdog |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 47.9% | Coin flip |
| AKs Ace-King suited | 25.0% | Big underdog |
| AKo Ace-King offsuit | 26.4% | Big underdog |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 26.6% | Big underdog |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 53.7% | Coin flip |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 52.5% | Coin flip |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 58.9% | Favourite |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 68.7% | Favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
A8o on the flop
| Pair one of your hole cards | 32.4% |
| Two pair or better | 5.7% |
| Three of a kind or better | 1.7% |
| Straight or better | 0.1% |
| Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit) | 2.2% |
Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.
Questions players ask
- Is A8o a good poker hand?
- A8o (Ace-Eight offsuit) ranks 33 of 169 by heads-up equity and 55 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Playable" group: Raise from middle position, the cutoff and the button.
- How often are you dealt A8o?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt A8o out of 1,326 possible starting hands, so it comes about 0.90% of the time, or 1 in 110 hands.
- What are the odds of A8o against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, A8o wins about 6.6% against AA (equity including split pots).