77 (Pocket sevens) odds & win probability
77 wins 66.1% of the time against a random hand and ranks 10 of 169 starting hands. It is a pocket pair with 6 combinations, 0.5% of all deals, and it is a raise from under the gun onward in a 6-max game.
The numbers
| Against | Equity |
|---|---|
| One random hand | 66.1% |
| 2 random hands | 46.7% |
| 4 random hands | 26.9% |
| 6 random hands | 18.4% |
| 8 random hands | 14.9% |
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Wins outright | 65.6% |
| Splits the pot | 1.0% |
| Loses | 33.4% |
| Combinations | 6 |
| Share of all deals | 0.45% |
| Playability rank | 10 of 169 |
| Percentile | 94.7 |
Where 77 sits in each opening range
Six-max, 100 big blinds. The gold outline marks 77; red is the raising range.
- UTGRaise
Under the gun opening range with 77 highlighted - HJRaise
Hijack opening range with 77 highlighted - CORaise
Cutoff opening range with 77 highlighted - BTNRaise
Button opening range with 77 highlighted - SBRaise
Small blind opening range with 77 highlighted
How to play 77
Playing it before the flop
Open from under the gun and later. 77 wins 66.1% against a random hand, which sounds healthy, but most of that equity is the small pair itself holding up rather than any improvement.
Facing a 3-bet
Call when the stacks are deep enough to pay you off for a set, fold when they are not. You flop three of a kind about one time in eight, so the implied odds have to be real, roughly fifteen times the call left behind, before continuing is anything other than wishful.
After the flop
Flop a set and the hand plays itself. Miss, and 77 is a bluff-catcher on a board where at least one overcard is very likely. Deciding that before the flop, rather than talking yourself into a call on the river, is most of the edge here.
77 questions
How often does 77 win?
77 wins 66.1% of the time against a single random hand, 65.6% outright, with a 1.0% chance of splitting the pot. That makes it the 10th strongest of the 169 starting hands.
Should I raise with 77?
Yes, from under the gun onward in a six-handed game. Earlier than that there are too many players still to act for the hand to be profitable as an open.
How many combinations of 77 are there?
There are 6 combinations of Pocket sevens, which is 0.5% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. Every pocket pair has six.
How does 77 hold up against several opponents?
Against eight opponents its equity falls to 14.9%. Every extra player reduces the share, but a hand that makes the nuts loses less of it than a hand that only makes a pair.
Neighbouring hands
- Next stepThe UTG opening range in full77 is one cell of it. The chart shows the other 168 decisions from the same seat, which is what you actually need at the table.
- 88, Pocket eights69.2% · rank 7
- AKs, Ace-King suited67.1% · rank 8
- AQs, Ace-Queen suited66.2% · rank 9
- AJs, Ace-Jack suited65.5% · rank 11
- AKo, Ace-King offsuit65.3% · rank 12
- ATs, Ace-Ten suited64.7% · rank 13
- 66, Pocket sixes63.3% · rank 17
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