Queen-Eight Suited

Q8s · Playable · 4 combos

Queen-Eight Suited (Q8s) 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)56%
2 opponents (3-handed)39%
3 opponents (4-handed)28%
5 opponents (6-handed)20%
8 opponents (9-handed)15%

Should you play Queen-Eight Suited?

Is Queen-Eight Suited a good poker hand?
Queen-Eight Suited (Q8s) is a playable starting hand. Solid in late position or to call a raise in the right spot. Heads-up it wins about 56% of the time; at a full table of nine players that falls to roughly 15%.
What are the odds of being dealt Queen-Eight Suited?
There are 4 ways to be dealt Queen-Eight Suited out of 1,326 possible two-card combinations, so you'll get it about 0.3% of the time.

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