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Eight-Five Offsuit
85o · Trash · 12 combos
Eight-Five Offsuit (85o) is a trashTexas Hold'em starting hand. Usually a fold; play only as a cheap, well-positioned gamble. Below are its real win odds against 1–8 opponents (all-in preflop, from a Monte Carlo simulation).
| Opponents | Win chance (equity) |
|---|---|
| 1 opponent (2-handed) | 40% |
| 2 opponents (3-handed) | 27% |
| 3 opponents (4-handed) | 19% |
| 5 opponents (6-handed) | 12% |
| 8 opponents (9-handed) | 8% |
Should you play Eight-Five Offsuit?
- Is Eight-Five Offsuit a good poker hand?
- Eight-Five Offsuit (85o) is a trash starting hand. Usually a fold; play only as a cheap, well-positioned gamble. Heads-up it wins about 40% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 8%.
- What are the odds of being dealt Eight-Five Offsuit?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt Eight-Five Offsuit out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.9% of the time.