How to play J8o

Jack-Eight Offsuit

J♠

8♥

Strength rank

#87

of 169 hands

Top

51%

of all starting hands

Equity vs random

57.9%

heads-up

CategoryMarginal

Late-position only. Avoid bloating pots.

By position

Position	Action	Notes
UTG Under the Gun	fold Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.	Outside the UTG opening range. Don't open.
MP Middle Position	fold Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.	Outside the MP opening range. Don't open.
CO Cutoff	fold Outside the CO opening range. Don't open.	Outside the CO opening range. Don't open.
BTN Button	fold (or steal vs blinds) Below BTN open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.	Below BTN open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.
SB Small Blind	fold Outside the SB opening range. Don't open.	Outside the SB opening range. Don't open.
BB Big Blind (vs late open)	fold (or steal vs blinds) Below BB open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.	Below BB open threshold. Steal from BTN/CO if folded to you, otherwise fold.

Postflop notes

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

Take it further

Equity vs a specific hand

See J8o matchup with any opponent.

Equity vs an opponent's range

Build the villain's likely range and compare.

Complete preflop charts

All 169 hands, all 6 positions in one view.

Push/fold chart

Should you shove J8o? See it on the Nash chart.