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Nine-Eight Offsuit
98o · Marginal · 12 combos
Nine-Eight Offsuit (98o) 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).
| Opponents | Win chance (equity) |
|---|---|
| 1 opponent (2-handed) | 47% |
| 2 opponents (3-handed) | 33% |
| 3 opponents (4-handed) | 25% |
| 5 opponents (6-handed) | 17% |
| 8 opponents (9-handed) | 11% |
Should you play Nine-Eight Offsuit?
- Is Nine-Eight Offsuit a good poker hand?
- Nine-Eight Offsuit (98o) is a marginal starting hand. Situational — play cautiously, mostly in position or cheaply. Heads-up it wins about 47% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 11%.
- What are the odds of being dealt Nine-Eight Offsuit?
- There are 12 ways to be dealt Nine-Eight Offsuit out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.9% of the time.