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JJ vs 88: odds and equity

In short

JJ wins 81.0% of the time against 88 all in before the flop, 88 wins 18.6%, and they split the pot 0.4% of the time. That makes JJ a big favourite, about 4 to 1.

JJ

81.2%

vs

88

18.8%

Equity: win% plus half of the 0.4% split pots. JJ is a big favourite, about 4 to 1.

What the flop does to it

When no 8 comes on the flop (91.8% of flops), JJ has 86.8% equity going to the turn. When one does, JJ drops to 19.8%.

88 is drawing to two cards, its own rank, so this is mostly about whether a set comes. Straights and flushes make up most of the rest of 88's wins.

When this all-in happens in push/fold

At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves JJ always and the Big Blind calls with 88 always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.

How often each hand shoves or calls in our solved 6-max chip-EV charts. A row with both columns high is a spot where this exact all-in is correct for both players. See every chart.

Common questions

Who is the favourite, JJ or 88?
JJ. All in preflop it has 81.2% equity against 88: 81.0% wins plus half of the 0.4% split pots. That's a big favourite, about 4 to 1.
What happens on the flop?
When no 8 comes on the flop (91.8% of flops), JJ has 86.8% equity going to the turn. When one does, JJ drops to 19.8%.
When does JJ vs 88 happen in push/fold?
At 10BB in 6-max, the Button shoves JJ always and the Big Blind calls with 88 always, so this exact all-in comes straight off the charts.
How were these odds worked out?
By counting every possible five-card board for every combination of suits: 36 card combinations for JJ vs 88, 1,712,304 boards each. The numbers are exact, not simulated.

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