Preflop equity

88 vs JTs

All in before the flop, 88 (pocket eights) wins 50.2% of the pot against JTs (jack-ten suited), which takes the other 49.8%. A coin flip: neither hand has an edge worth playing for on its own.

88 · 50.2% JTs · 49.8%

Equity counts ties as half. Figures are from 200,000 simulated deals per matchup, accurate to about a tenth of a percent, with card removal applied; the calculator below enumerates every runout exactly for specific suits.

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Preflop equity is only the starting point. The same matchup on a flop swings from near-lock to near-dead depending on which cards land. Open this pair in the calculator, pick suits, and add a flop, turn or river to see the number move.

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88 against other hands

Matchup	Favourite	Underdog
88 vs AKs	52.3%	47.7%
88 vs AKo	55.2%	44.8%
88 vs AQs	52.5%	47.5%
88 vs AQo	55.2%	44.9%
88 vs AJs	52.6%	47.4%
88 vs KQs	51.4%	48.6%
88 vs T9s	51.3%	48.7%
88 vs 98s	60.9%	39.1%
88 vs 76s	81.5%	18.5%
88 vs A5s	65.9%	34.1%

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