| Texas
Hold'em Poker - Odds for Pairs and High
Cards Before the Flop |
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Pairs
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always nice to start with a pair in the hole (especially the high
kind) because they can often win without any improvement whatsoever.
. By the same token, an opponents hidden pair can also often sneak
up and beat you. . Here's some odds charts that can give you a
way to not only estimate your chances of catching pairs, but to
also get a feel for the likelyhood of pairs in your opponents hands. |
The
Probabilities of Being Dealt Pairs
1326 Possible Hold'em Hands
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Pair(s)
/ Combinations
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%
Of Total
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Odds
Against
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| AA
or any specific pair . . . . 6 |
.45%
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220
to 1
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| KK
or higher pair . . . . . . . .12 |
.90%
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110
to 1
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| QQ
or higher pair . . . . . . . .18 |
1.36%
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72.5
to 1
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| JJ
or higher pair . . . . . . . . .24 |
1.81%
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54.2
to 1
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| TT
or higher pair . . . . . . . . 30 |
2.27%
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43
to 1
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| 99
or higher pair . . . . . . . . 36 |
2.71%
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35.8
to 1
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| 88
or higher pair . . . . . . . . 42 |
3.17%
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30.5
to 1
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| 77
or higher pair . . . . . . . . 48 |
3.62%
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26.6
to 1
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| 66
or higher pair . . . . . . . . 54 |
4.07%
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23.6
to 1
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| 55
or higher pair . . . . . . . . 60 |
4.52%
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21.1
to 1
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| 44
or higher pair . . . . . . . . 66 |
5.00%
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19
to 1
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| 33
or higher pair . . . . . . . . 72 |
5.43%
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17.4
to 1
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| 22
or higher pair (any pair) .78 |
5.88%
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16
to 1
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Frequency
of Number of Pairs
Dealt to 10 Players
Probabilities
For A Total Of
1000 Ten Player Hands Dealt
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0
Pairs
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1
Pairs
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2
Pairs
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3
Pairs
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4+
Pairs
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545
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347
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91
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14
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3
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54.5%
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34.7%
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9.1%
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1.4%
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.3%
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Frequency
of Number of Pairs
Dealt to 6 Players
Probabilities
For A Total Of
1000 Six Player Hands Dealt
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0
Pairs
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1
Pair
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2
Pairs
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3+
Pairs
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695
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261
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40
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4
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69.5%
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26.1%
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4.0%
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.4%
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High
Card Hands (Unpaired)
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Whoever
said that Holdem is a high card game was right. . Much of the
overall Holdem action involves two unpaired high cards like the
typical hands illustrated above. . These probability charts will
give you some idea of what to expect to be dealt, and how many
high card hands are likely to be out there against you.
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The
Probabilities of Being Dealt
Various High Card Hands
High Cards= A-10 . . 1326
Possible Hold'em Hands
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| High
Card Hands / Combinations |
%
Of Total
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Odds
Against
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| AK
suited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 |
.30%
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331
to 1 |
| AK
unsuited . . . . . . . . . . . .12 |
.90%
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110
to 1 |
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AK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 |
1.2%
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82
to 1 |
| A
w/ Q, J, or T suited . . . . . 12 |
.90%
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110
to 1 |
| A
w/ Q, J, or T unsuited . . . .36 |
2.71%
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36
to 1 |
| K
w/ Q, J, or T suited . . . . . 12 |
.90%
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110
to 1 |
| K
w/ Q, J, or T unsuited . . . .36 |
2.71%
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36
to 1 |
| Q
w/ J, or T suited . . . . . . . . 8 |
.60%
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116
to 1 |
| Q
w/ J, or T unsuited . . . . . .24 |
1.81%
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54
to 1 |
| J,
T suited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 |
.30%
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331
to 1 |
| J,
T unsuited . . . . . . . . . . . .12 |
.90%
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110
to 1 |
| Any
2 unpaired high cards . 160 |
12.01%
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7.3
to 1 |
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Frequency
of Number of High
Card Hands Dealt to 10 Players
Probabilities
For A Total Of
1000 Ten Player Hands Dealt
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Hands
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1
Hand
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2
Hands
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3
Hands
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4+
Hands
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278
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380
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233
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85
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24
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27.8%
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38.0%
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23.3%
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8.5%
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2.4%
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Frequency
of Number of High
Card Hands Dealt to 6 Players
Probabilities
For A Total Of
1000 Six Player Hands Dealt
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0
Hands
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1
Hand
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2
Hands
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3+
Hands
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464
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380
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130
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26
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46.4%
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38.0%
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13.0%
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2.6%
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Holdem Poker Odds . . . | 1 | 2 |
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