Eight-Six Offsuit

86o · Marginal · 12 combos

Eight-Six Offsuit (86o) is a marginalTexas Hold'em starting hand. Situational — play cautiously, mostly in position or cheaply. 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)44%
2 opponents (3-handed)28%
3 opponents (4-handed)22%
5 opponents (6-handed)14%
8 opponents (9-handed)10%

Should you play Eight-Six Offsuit?

Is Eight-Six Offsuit a good poker hand?
Eight-Six Offsuit (86o) is a marginal starting hand. Situational — play cautiously, mostly in position or cheaply. Heads-up it wins about 44% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 10%.
What are the odds of being dealt Eight-Six Offsuit?
There are 12 ways to be dealt Eight-Six Offsuit out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.9% of the time.

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