Starting hand 52 of 169
K8o King-Eight offsuit
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 56.0%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 17.6%
- Dealt
- 1 in 110
- Opening guide
- Late position
How to play it. Raise from the cutoff and the button, or when the table folds to you.
K8o 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, K8s, wins 58.2% heads-up, 2.3 points more.
Win percentage by number of opponents
K8o against common hands
| Opponent | K8o equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 11.9% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 6.1% | Big underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 27.7% | Big underdog |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 27.6% | Big underdog |
| TT Pocket Tens | 27.6% | Big underdog |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 43.3% | Underdog |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 47.2% | Coin flip |
| AKs Ace-King suited | 23.5% | Big underdog |
| AKo Ace-King offsuit | 24.2% | Big underdog |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 35.2% | Underdog |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 24.7% | Big underdog |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 52.3% | Coin flip |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 58.4% | Favourite |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 68.0% | Favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
K8o 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 K8o a good poker hand?
- K8o (King-Eight offsuit) ranks 52 of 169 by heads-up equity and 71 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Late position" group: Raise from the cutoff and the button, or when the table folds to you.
- How often are you dealt K8o?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt K8o 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 K8o against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, K8o wins about 11.9% against AA (equity including split pots).