Ace-Eight Offsuit

A8o · Playable · 12 combos

Ace-Eight Offsuit (A8o) is a playableTexas Hold'em starting hand. Solid in late position or to call a raise in the right spot. Below are its real win odds against 1–8 opponents (all-in preflop, from a Monte Carlo simulation).

OpponentsWin chance (equity)
1 opponent (2-handed)60%
2 opponents (3-handed)40%
3 opponents (4-handed)30%
5 opponents (6-handed)19%
8 opponents (9-handed)11%

Should you play Ace-Eight Offsuit?

Is Ace-Eight Offsuit a good poker hand?
Ace-Eight Offsuit (A8o) is a playable starting hand. Solid in late position or to call a raise in the right spot. Heads-up it wins about 60% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 11%.
What are the odds of being dealt Ace-Eight Offsuit?
There are 12 ways to be dealt Ace-Eight Offsuit out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.9% of the time.

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