88 vs a 10bb shoving range: Equity & Strategy
Pocket Eights (88) has 57.4% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all starting hands. It wins 57.0% of runouts outright, loses 42.1% and chops 0.9%. These are exact figures from full board enumeration against every unblocked combo in the range, not a simulation.
| Side | Win | Chop | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 57.0% | 0.9% | 57.4% |
| a 10bb shoving range | 42.1% | 0.9% | 42.6% |
The range this is computed against
At ten big blinds there is no postflop game left — the shove either shows a profit outright or it does not — so a jamming range is far wider than an opening range from the same seat. A typical late-position 10bb push is roughly a quarter of all hands: every pair, every suited ace, the good suited kings and connectors, and offsuit aces down to A5o.
10bb shove — 334 combos, 25.2% of all starting hands: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, AKs, AQs, AJs, ATs, A9s, A8s, A7s, A6s, A5s, A4s, A3s, A2s, KQs, KJs, KTs, K9s, K8s, K7s, QJs, QTs, Q9s, JTs, J9s, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, AKo, AQo, AJo, ATo, A9o, A8o, A7o, A6o, A5o, KQo, KJo, KTo
After card removal, 315 of those 334 combos are still available (19 are blocked by the cards 88 holds). 88 is ahead of 278 and behind 37.
Hardest parts of the range for 88
| Hand | Combos | 88 equity |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | 6 | 18.1% |
| TT | 6 | 18.4% |
| JJ | 6 | 18.8% |
| KK | 6 | 19.1% |
| 6 | 19.1% |
Easiest parts of the range for 88
| Hand | Combos | 88 equity |
|---|---|---|
| 87s | 2 | 82.0% |
| 77 | 6 | 81.8% |
| 22 | 6 | 81.6% |
| 33 | 6 | 81.6% |
| 76s | 4 | 81.5% |
88 has 57.4% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — 334 combos, 25.2% of all hands. Pocket Eights wins the pot outright 57.0% of the time, loses 42.1% and chops 0.9%. Your own two cards remove 19 of those combos before the flop is even dealt — a blocker effect this number already accounts for, because every combo containing one of your exact cards is stripped out of the range first. You are ahead of 278 of the 315 combos you can still be facing (88%), which is what a 57.4% number actually looks like hand by hand.
At ten big blinds there is no postflop game left — the shove either shows a profit outright or it does not — so a jamming range is far wider than an opening range from the same seat. A typical late-position 10bb push is roughly a quarter of all hands: every pair, every suited ace, the good suited kings and connectors, and offsuit aces down to A5o. Inside that range, the combos that hurt 88 most are 99 (18.1%), TT (18.4%) and JJ (18.8%); the ones you want to see are 87s (82.0%), 77 (81.8%) and 22 (81.6%). Across the whole range 88's equity swings from 18.1% at the bottom to 82.0% at the top — the single 57.4% headline is the combo-weighted average of all of it.
Calling a shove is a pure equity question — there is no postflop skill left — so 57.4% is the entire decision. Against a typical pot laying you better than 2-to-1 with blinds and antes in the middle, 57.4% is a call.
88 vs 10bb shove FAQ
What is 88's equity against a 10bb shoving range?
88 has 57.4% equity all-in preflop against a 10bb shoving range — it wins 57.0% of runouts outright, loses 42.1% and chops 0.9%. The range holds 334 combos (25.2% of all hands); 88 blocks 19 of them, leaving 315 live. This is exact full board enumeration, not a simulation.
Which hands in a 10bb shoving range beat 88?
88 is behind 37 of the 315 live combos and ahead of the other 278. The worst matchups are 99 (18.1%), TT (18.4%) and JJ (18.8%); its best are 87s (82.0%), 77 (81.8%) and 22 (81.6%). Every figure is exact, computed against that hand's unblocked combos only.
What hands are in a 10bb shoving range?
53 hand classes and 334 combos — 25.2% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. By combo count it is 23% pocket pairs (13 pairs, 78 combos), 34% suited hands (28 classes, 112 combos) and 43% offsuit hands (12 classes, 144 combos). That shape is why 88 runs at 57.4% against it rather than against a random hand.
Does 88 do better against a wider or a tighter range?
Wider, almost always. 88 has 61.4% equity against a loose-passive calling range (50.5% of hands) but 41.6% against a 4-betting range (3.2%). Equity against a range is mostly a question of how many weak hands the range still contains — which is why the same holding can be a monster against a button open and a fold against a 4-bet.
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