88 vs 77 preflop equity

88 vs 77 preflop equity: a pair of eights against a pair of sevens wins 81.4% of the time, ties 0.9% and loses 17.7%, for 81.8% . Every one of the 1,712,304 boards is counted for each way the hands can be dealt.

Lesson: Work out the price of a call (needs an invite). In the glossary: Equity, Win percentage, Combo. How the numbers are made.

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81.35%
0.94%
17.71%
81.82%
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How the suits change it

Example deal
88vs776 of 3682.00%1.02%82.51%
88vs7724 of 3681.35%0.94%81.82%
88vs776 of 3680.70%0.86%81.13%

How each hand wins

88 wins most often with two pair, in 32.39% of all runouts. 77 wins most often with a set or trips, in 8.67%.

Made hand
High card0.00%0.00%
Pair25.40%0.00%
Two pair32.39%0.00%
11.03%8.67%
Straight1.26%1.29%
Flush1.71%0.98%
Full house or better9.56%6.77%

Each column adds up to that hand's win percentage.

Reading the numbers

A pair of eights can be dealt 6 ways and a pair of sevens 6 ways. Once both hands are out, the cards they share leave 36 possible pairings. Each row above stands for every pairing with the same suit pattern. The best case for 88 is 82.5%, the worst 81.1%: a shared suit takes away flush cards, and a suit held by both hands can split a flush.

Equity counts half of each tie, so it is the share of the pot 88 takes on average if the money goes in now. Compare it with the from the pot odds calculator. For a whole range on each side, use the range equity calculator.

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