How to play 85o

Eight-Five Offsuit

8♠
5♥
Rank by playability
#140
#137 by equity vs a random hand
Top
83%
of all starting hands
Equity vs random
41.4%
heads-up
CategoryWeak

Generally a fold. Occasional steal from BTN vs weak blinds.

Equity vs random opponents

OpponentsEquity
vs 1 random hand41.4%
vs 3 random hands19.3%
vs 5 random hands12.4%

Monte Carlo simulation using our own hand evaluator — 300,000 trials per matchup with full boards dealt and ties split evenly.

By position

PositionAction
UTG
Under the Gun
fold
Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.
MP
Middle Position
fold
Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.
CO
Cutoff
fold
Outside the CO opening range. Don't open.
BTN
Button
fold
Outside the BTN opening range. Don't open.
SB
Small Blind
fold
Outside the SB opening range. Don't open.
BB
Big Blind (vs late open)
fold
Outside the BB opening range. Don't open.

Postflop notes

  • Offsuit holding — relies primarily on top-pair/over-pair value when it hits.

What 85o flops

Exact: all 19,600 possible flops dealt to 85o. Rows overlap — a flush draw can come with a pair.

A pair or better33.08%
Top pair or better8.04%
Two pair or better4.12%
Open-ended straight draw4.98%
Gutshot straight draw14.04%
Straight0.65%
Nothing — no pair, no draw50.35%

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