Starting hand 92 of 169
T8o Ten-Eight offsuit
- Wins vs 1 random hand
- 49.5%
- Wins vs 5 random hands
- 17.1%
- Dealt
- 1 in 110
- Opening guide
- Button steal
How to play it. Mostly a fold. Raise on the button or small blind when the players behind are tight.
T8o pairs at least one of its cards on the flop 32.4% of the time and makes two pair or better 6.7% of the time.
The suited version, T8s, wins 52.4% heads-up, 2.9 points more.
The cards are close enough to make straights, so T8o gains value in pots with several players.
Win percentage by number of opponents
T8o against common hands
| Opponent | T8o equity | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| AA Pocket Aces | 17.1% | Big underdog |
| KK Pocket Kings | 16.9% | Big underdog |
| QQ Pocket Queens | 15.8% | Big underdog |
| JJ Pocket Jacks | 13.8% | Big underdog |
| TT Pocket Tens | 11.4% | Big underdog |
| 77 Pocket Sevens | 46.2% | Coin flip |
| 22 Pocket Twos | 50.7% | Coin flip |
| AKs Ace-King suited | 34.1% | Underdog |
| AKo Ace-King offsuit | 35.9% | Underdog |
| AQo Ace-Queen offsuit | 35.9% | Underdog |
| KQs King-Queen suited | 33.1% | Underdog |
| JTs Jack-Ten suited | 25.9% | Big underdog |
| 76s Seven-Six suited | 60.8% | Favourite |
| 72o Seven-Two offsuit | 70.0% | Favourite |
All-in before the flop, averaged over every suit combination. 40,000 simulated boards per matchup.
T8o on the flop
| Pair one of your hole cards | 32.4% |
| Two pair or better | 6.7% |
| Three of a kind or better | 2.6% |
| Straight or better | 1.1% |
| Flush draw or better (four or more of a suit) | 2.2% |
Exact, counted over all 19,600 possible flops.
Questions players ask
- Is T8o a good poker hand?
- T8o (Ten-Eight offsuit) ranks 92 of 169 by heads-up equity and 79 of 169 against five opponents. Our simple opening guide puts it in the "Button steal" group: Mostly a fold. Raise on the button or small blind when the players behind are tight.
- How often are you dealt T8o?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt T8o 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 T8o against Aces?
- All-in before the flop, T8o wins about 17.1% against AA (equity including split pots).