Odds Of Starting Hands In Texas Holdem
The following Texas Holdem odds table highlights some common probabilities that you may encounter in Hold'em. It is not vital that you learn these probabilities, but it is useful to be aware of the chances of certain situations arising.
Texas Hold'em odds chart.
| Situation | Percentage Odds | Ratio Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Preflop Probabilities: | ||
| Dealt AA. | 0.45% | 220 to 1 |
| Dealt AK. | 1.2% | 82 to 1 |
| Dealt AKs. | 0.3% | 331 to 1 |
| Dealt 72o. | 0.9% | 109 to 1 |
| Being dealt AA vs. KK (heads up). | 0.004% | 22,559 to 1 |
| Dealt a pocket pair. | 6% | 16 to 1 |
| Dealt suited connectors. | 4% | 24 to 1 |
| Flop Probabilities: | ||
| Flopping a pair. | 32.4% | 2.2 to 1 |
| Flopping a set (with pockets). | 11.8% | 7.5 to 1 |
| Paired Board: | ||
| 2 players, probability of trips. | 17% | 4.8 to 1 |
| 3 players, probability of trips. | 26% | 3 to 1 |
| 4 players, probability of trips. | 34% | 2 to 1 |
| 5 players, probability of trips. | 43% | 1.4 to 1 |
How to use Texas Hold'em odds.
The odds in this Texas Hold'em odds table are unlikely to directly help your overall strategy, but they are pretty interesting nonetheless. The Texas Hold'em odds for each of the different situations have been given in both percentage and ratio odds, so use whichever format you feel comfortable with.
In Texas Hold’em a hand where aces, kings and queens pair up preflop is very rare. At a 9 player table this scenario unfolds roughly every 17,000 hands. The odds are 1:16,830 and the probability is 0.006%. Queens does happen every now and then, for example during this hand at the Bike.
Pocket jacks is known as a big danger hand in Texas Hold’em. It may look good, but the chances of a higher card turning up on the flop is 52%, giving your ‘fish-hooks’ less than half a chance of survival. When having two pair, the chances of making a full house are at 16.74% but when you have three of a kind, your odds of making a full house improve greatly, shooting up to 33.4%. High vs Low cards.
Other poker odds charts.
For more useful odds charts that you can use for when you are working out whether or not to call when on a drawing hand, use the following tables:
Both of these tables give the odds for completing your draw depending on how many outs you have. You can find out more on how to work out odds and all that mathematical stuff in the article on pot odds.
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Odds Of Starting Hands In Texas Holdem
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