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Pocket Eights
88 · Strong · 6 combos
Pocket Eights (88) is a strongTexas Hold'em starting hand. Strong hands you can open and often play for a raise. 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) | 70% |
| 2 opponents (3-handed) | 49% |
| 3 opponents (4-handed) | 37% |
| 5 opponents (6-handed) | 24% |
| 8 opponents (9-handed) | 16% |
Why you play Pocket Eights?
- Is Pocket Eights a good poker hand?
- Pocket Eights (88) is a strong starting hand. Strong hands you can open and often play for a raise. Heads-up it wins about 70% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 16%.
- What are the odds of being dealt Pocket Eights?
- There are 6 ways to be dealt Pocket Eights out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.5% of the time.