--- title: "44 vs T8s: preflop equity" url: "https://georgelipoker.com/equity/44-vs-t8s.md" canonical_url: "https://georgelipoker.com/equity/44-vs-t8s" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "44 vs T8s is close to a coin flip before the flop: 48.57% to 51.43% equity, counted exactly over every board, with the split by flop type and suit." related: ["https://georgelipoker.com/equity/44-vs-t9o.md", "https://georgelipoker.com/equity/44-vs-98s.md", "https://georgelipoker.com/equity/j9s-vs-t8s.md"] --- # 44 vs T8s: preflop equity 44 vs T8s is close to a coin flip before the flop: 48.57% to 51.43% equity, counted exactly over every board, with the split by flop type and suit. Counting every board, the equity split is 51.43% for T8s and 48.57% for 44, so T8s leads by 2.86 points. ## 44 against T8s: the numbers **Exact preflop results for 44 against T8s, in percent** | Hand | Wins | Ties | Loses | Equity | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 44 | 47.983 | 1.180 | 50.837 | 48.573 | | T8s | 50.837 | 1.180 | 47.983 | 51.427 | Here a pocket pair (44) meets a suited hand (T8s). This is a pair against two overcards, a matchup that stays close because the other hand only needs one of its ranks to appear. That is a slim edge: neither hand is far ahead. Of every 100 boards, about 1.18 are split pots, and the equity figures already include them. For context, 44 sits at number 48 of 169 starting hands and T8s at number 73 when each is run against a random hand. **Boards behind the percentages: 41,095,296 counted in all** | Hand | Boards won, about | Boards tied, about | Boards lost, about | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 44 | 19,719,000 | 485,000 | 20,892,000 | | T8s | 20,892,000 | 485,000 | 19,719,000 | The board total is exact, 24 deals at 1,712,304 boards each. Won, tied and lost counts are rounded to the nearest thousand from the five-decimal percentages. **44 against T8s read as odds** | Hand | Equity as odds (to 1) | Wins one deal in | Loses one deal in | Pot odds needed to call (to 1) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 44 | 0.945 | 2.084 | 1.967 | 1.059 | | T8s | 1.059 | 1.967 | 2.084 | 0.945 | The last column is the smallest pot odds, written as a pot-to-call ratio, at which a call breaks even with this equity. ## Who is ahead on which flops By flop texture, T8s' equity runs from 45.77% on low rainbow flops (nine high or lower) up to 53.00% on two-tone flops. 44 is ahead on low rainbow flops (nine high or lower) and paired flops, even though it trails T8s when every flop is counted. **44 against T8s by flop texture, in percent** | Flop | Share of flops | 44 wins | Ties | T8s wins | 44 equity | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Rainbow, ten or higher | 25.220 | 47.365 | 0.691 | 51.944 | 47.710 | | Rainbow, nine or lower | 5.689 | 53.974 | 0.518 | 45.508 | 54.233 | | Two-tone | 46.545 | 46.686 | 0.629 | 52.685 | 47.000 | | Monotone | 5.212 | 47.334 | 3.076 | 49.590 | 48.872 | | Paired | 17.334 | 50.593 | 3.019 | 46.388 | 52.103 | A rainbow flop shows three suits, a two-tone flop repeats one suit, a monotone flop is a single suit, and a paired flop repeats a rank. ## Compared with a random hand Compared with a random opponent, this matchup shifts 44 from 57.02% by -8.45 points and T8s from 52.33% by -0.90 points. **44 and T8s here compared with each against a random hand, in percent** | Case | Equity here | Against a random hand | Change in points | Times the random-hand equity | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 44, all flops | 48.573 | 57.023 | -8.450 | 0.85181 | | 44, rainbow, ten or higher | 47.710 | 57.023 | -9.313 | 0.83668 | | 44, rainbow, nine or lower | 54.233 | 57.023 | -2.790 | 0.95107 | | 44, two-tone | 47.000 | 57.023 | -10.023 | 0.82423 | | 44, monotone | 48.872 | 57.023 | -8.151 | 0.85706 | | 44, paired | 52.103 | 57.023 | -4.920 | 0.91372 | | T8s, all flops | 51.427 | 52.334 | -0.907 | 0.98267 | | T8s, rainbow, ten or higher | 52.290 | 52.334 | -0.044 | 0.99916 | | T8s, rainbow, nine or lower | 45.767 | 52.334 | -6.567 | 0.87452 | | T8s, two-tone | 53.000 | 52.334 | +0.666 | 1.01273 | | T8s, monotone | 51.128 | 52.334 | -1.206 | 0.97696 | | T8s, paired | 47.897 | 52.334 | -4.437 | 0.91522 | ## Does a shared suit matter? Does suit overlap move the numbers? T8s has 51.28% when the hands share a suit and 51.57% when they do not. T8s does better with no shared suit, by 0.29 points. **44 against T8s by suit overlap, in percent** | Deals | Specific deals | Share of deals | 44 wins | Ties | T8s wins | 44 equity | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Share a suit | 12 | 50.00 | 48.109 | 1.216 | 50.675 | 48.717 | | No shared suit | 12 | 50.00 | 47.857 | 1.144 | 50.999 | 48.429 | ## How often this matchup comes up Exactly 24 specific deals fit this matchup in one seat order, which is 0.0015% of 1,624,350; both orders together give 48, or 0.0030%. ## A worked example Worked example: both players commit $100, so $200 sits in the middle. Over every board, T8s' average share is $102.86 (a gain of $2.86) and 44's is $97.14 (a loss of $2.86). Over a long run, 1,000 deals split into about 508 for T8s, 480 for 44 and 12 tied. ## The same matchup from the other side T8s against 44 adds nothing new: it is 51.43% for T8s and 48.57% for 44, the same figures reversed. ## Keep exploring 4s4h against Td8d is a ready-made deal for the calculator, with no suit in common between the hands. The neighboring matchups below replace one hand with another of similar strength. - [Open 4s4h against Td8d in the equity calculator](https://georgelipoker.com/tools/equity-calculator.md#p1=4s4h&p2=Td8d) - [44 combos](https://georgelipoker.com/combos/44.md) - [T8s combos](https://georgelipoker.com/combos/t8s.md) - [44 vs T9o](https://georgelipoker.com/equity/44-vs-t9o.md) - [44 vs 98s](https://georgelipoker.com/equity/44-vs-98s.md) - [J9s vs T8s](https://georgelipoker.com/equity/j9s-vs-t8s.md) - [All hand matchups](https://georgelipoker.com/equity.md) ## How this was computed All 1,712,304 five-card boards are dealt for every suit pattern among the 24 specific deals of 44 against T8s, and both hands are scored on each. That is a full count, so the percentages are exact. Ties are half a win each, and each board appears once per flop it contains. Source: our own exact count from the GeorgeLiPoker poker math library. No outside data is used. ## Related - [44 vs T9o: preflop equity](https://georgelipoker.com/equity/44-vs-t9o.md) - [44 vs 98s: preflop equity](https://georgelipoker.com/equity/44-vs-98s.md) - [J9s vs T8s: preflop equity](https://georgelipoker.com/equity/j9s-vs-t8s.md)