Here is some importent probabilities in Texas hold'em that is very good to be familiar to. Knowledge about probabilities helps you to more correct evaluate situations in poker so that you don't call then you skouldn't and vice versa fold then you have the odds in your favour.
Outs - the reaining cards that will improve your hand.
Odds - if the numbers for example are 7-1 it means that something happens once out of eight times.
Turn - showing the odds that exist before the turn (the fourth card).
Turn + river - showing the odds that exist after the flop when both turn and river (the fifth card) remains.
Inside straight- a straight with a gap, e.g. 4-5-7-8.
Over cards - cards that are higher than the community cards.
Open-ended straight- a straight with open endings, t.ex 4-5-6-7.
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Turn > |
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Turn + river > |
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| Outs |
Odds |
Percent |
Outs |
Odds |
Percent |
I got x and drawing to y |
| 1 |
46-1 |
2.1% |
1 |
22.5-1 |
4.4% |
I got trips and drawing to four of a kind |
| 2 |
22.5-1 |
4.3% |
2 |
10.9-1 |
8.4% |
I got a pair and drawing to trips |
| 3 |
14.5-1 |
6.4% |
3 |
7-1 |
12.5% |
I got par and drawing to two pairs |
| 4 |
10.8-1 |
8.5% |
4 |
5.1-1 |
16.5% |
I got a inside straight and drawing to straight |
| 5 |
8.4-1 |
10.6% |
5 |
3.9-1 |
20.3% |
I got a pair and drawing to two pairs or |
| 6 |
6.8-1 |
12.8% |
6 |
3.1-1 |
24.1% |
I got ovarcards and drawing to a pair |
| 7 |
5.7-1 |
14.9% |
7 |
2.6-1 |
27.8% |
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| 8 |
4.9-1 |
17% |
8 |
2.2-1 |
31.5% |
I got open-e. straight and drawing to straight |
| 9 |
4.2-1 |
19.1% |
9 |
1.9-1 |
35% |
I got a flush draw and drawing till a flush |
| 10 |
3.7-1 |
21.3% |
10 |
1.6-1 |
38.4% |
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| 11 |
3.3-1 |
23.4% |
11 |
1.4-1 |
41.7% |
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| 12 |
2.9-1 |
25.5% |
12 |
1.2-1 |
45% |
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| 13 |
2.6-1 |
27.7% |
13 |
1.1-1 |
48.1% |
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| 14 |
2.4-1 |
29.8% |
14 |
0.95-1 |
51.2% |
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| 15 |
2.1-1 |
31.9% |
15 |
0.85-1 |
54.1% |
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| 16 |
1.9-1 |
34% |
16 |
0.75-1 |
57% |
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| 17 |
1.8-1 |
36.2% |
17 |
0.67-1 |
59.8% |
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| 18 |
1.6-1 |
38.3% |
18 |
0.60-1 |
62.4% |
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| 19 |
1.5-1 |
40.4% |
19 |
0.53-1 |
65% |
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| 20 |
1.4-1 |
42.6% |
20 |
0.48-1 |
67.5% |
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Use a poker program for odds calculating
Noewaday there's programs you can use for calculating odds then playing online. A such software can be installed and when you play it will show odds for you in real time.
See also the pre flop calculator.
