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The probability of
being dealt... |
Expressed in percent (%)
is... |
The odds against it
are... |
2-Aces
2-Kings through 2-Jacks
2-Tens through 2-Sixes
2-Fives through 2-Deuces |
0.45
1.36
2.26
1.81 |
220 to 1
72.7 to 1
43.2 to 1
54.3 to 1 |
Ace-King suited
Ace-King offsuit
Ace-Queen or Ace-Jack suited
Ace-Queen to Ace-Jack offsuit |
0.30
0.90
0.60
1.81 |
331 to 1
110 to 1
165 to 1
54.3 to 1 |
King-Queen suited
King-Queen offsuit |
0.30
0.90 |
331 to 1
110 to 1 |
Ace with less than Jack, suited
Ace with less than Jack, offsuit |
2.71
8.14 |
35.8 to 1
11.3 to 1 |
ANY Pair
ANY two cards suited
ANY two cards adjacent and suited
with maximum stretch*
ANY two cards adjacent and offsuit
with maximum stretch*
ANY hand with a Pair or an Ace |
5.88
23.53
2.11
6.33
20.36 |
16 to 1
3.25 to 1
46.4 to 1
14.8 to 1
3.91 to 1 |
Total Hands: 1,326
* Two cards in order, allowing the maximum chance at a Straight. The
lowest
eligible combination is 5-4. The highest eligible combination is
Jack-10.
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Selection A) YOU HOLD A - K:
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The
probability that the Flop will be... |
Expressed
in percent (%) is... |
The odds
against it are... |
Note |
Q - J -10 |
0.01 |
19,599 to 1 |
* Makes Royal Flush |
A - A - A or K - K - K |
0.01 |
9,799 to 1 |
* Makes 4-Aces or 4-Kings |
A - A - K or K - K - A |
0.09 |
1,088 to 1 |
* Makes Aces Full or Kings Full |
Three Diamonds other than Q - J - 10 |
0.84 |
119 to 1 |
* Makes Flush |
Two Diamonds with an Ace or King |
1.68 |
58.4 to 1 |
* Makes Aces or Kings with four-Flush or four
parts of Straight-Flush |
Two Diamonds with a Pair of 2's - Q's |
1.68 |
58.4 to 1 |
* Four parts of Flush or Straight-Flush, the Pair
is unfavorable |
Two Diamonds, not with a Pair of 2's - Q's
and not Q - J - 10 |
7.53 |
12.3 to 1 |
* Four parts of Flush or Straight-Flush |
Q - J - 10 (not all Diamonds) |
0.32 |
310 to 1 |
* Makes Straight |
Pair less than Kings, with one or no Diamonds |
11.79 |
7.48 to 1 |
* Unfavorable |
Three of another suit |
4.38 |
21.8 to 1 |
* Danger, even if Q - J - 10 |
Ace-King and smaller card |
2.02 |
48.5 to 1 |
* Makes Aces and Kings |
Three-of-a-kind 2's - Q's |
0.22 |
444 to 1 |
* Unfavorable unless no one holds Fourth one or
Pair |
ANY Flop which includes an Ace or King |
32.43 |
2.08 to 1 |
* Makes key Pair or better |
ANY two Diamonds |
10.94 |
8.14 to 1 |
* Four parts of a Flush or Straight-Flush |
A - A with 2 - Q or K - K with a 2 - Q |
1.35 |
73.2 to 1 |
* Makes key Three-of-a-kind |
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Number of possible Flops: 19,600
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Selection B) YOU HOLD A PAIR OF KINGS: K - K:
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The
probability that the Flop will be... |
Expressed
in percent (%) is... |
The
odds against it are... |
Note |
K - K and card other than King |
0.24 |
407 to 1 |
* Makes 4-Kings |
King and 2 - Aces |
0.06 |
1,632 to 1 |
* Kings Full |
Ace-King and smaller card |
1.80 |
54.7 to 1 |
* 3-Kings, possible trouble if 2nd Ace fails |
King and smaller Pair |
0.67 |
147 to 1 |
* Makes Kings Full |
King and un-paired smaller cards |
8.98 |
10.1 to 1 |
* Makes 3-Kings |
A - A - A |
0.02 |
4,899 to 1 |
* Makes Aces Full, but you lose if someone
has the last Ace |
2-Aces and other, 2-Q |
1.35 |
73.2 to 1 |
* Dangerous |
Three-of-a-kind, 2's - Q's |
0.22 |
444 to 1 |
* Dangerous |
Three suited cards, Clubs or Spades |
2.24 |
43.5 to 1 |
* Four parts of a Flush, much better if it
includes Ace |
Three suited cards, Diamonds or Hearts |
2.92 |
33.3 to 1 |
* Unfavorable |
Q-J-10, other than all three Spades or three
Clubs |
0.32 |
315 to 1 |
* Open-end Straight (probable trouble) |
Pair of 2's - Q's, and another card (But not
King) |
14.82 |
5.75 to 1 |
* Kings-up and trouble |
Q-J-10, Clubs or Spades |
0.01 |
9,799 to 1 |
* Open-end Straight Flush |
ANY Flop including at least 1 King |
11.76 |
7.51 to 1 |
* Generally very favorable |
1 Ace and two cards, 2-Q, (including a Pair
of 2's - Q's) |
19.31 |
4.18 to 1 |
* Bad news |
1 Ace and two cards, 2-Q, excluding a
Pair |
17.96 |
4.57 to 1 |
* Unfavorable |
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Number of possible Flops: 19,600
FLOPS
FOR SELECTED HOLD 'EM HANDS |
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Selection C) YOU HOLD Q - J (For related
Flops, see Selection A)
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The
probability that the Flop will be... |
Expressed
in percent (%) is... |
The
odds against it are... |
Note |
Q
- Q - Q or J - J - J |
0.01 |
9,799
to 1 |
*
Makes 4-Queens or 4-Jacks |
Q
- Q - J or J - J - Q |
0.09 |
1,088
to 1 |
*
Full House: Q - Q - J is better (2,177
to 1) |
A
- K - 10 |
0.33 |
305
to 1 |
*
Makes Ace-high Straight -- 3.13% of
these will also be four parts of a
Straight-Flush |
K
- 10 - 9 or 10 - 9 - 8 |
0.65 |
152
to 1 |
*
Makes Straight -- 3.13% of these will
also be four parts of a Straight-Flush |
ANY
Straight when combined with your hand |
0.98 |
101
to 1 |
*
A - K - 10, K - 10 - 9 or 10 - 9 - 8 |
K
- 10 and any other card, or 10 - 9 and
any other card (No Straight) |
6.04 |
15.6
to 1 |
*
Open-end Straight -- 16.22% of these
include a Pair of Jacks or Queens, 8.11%
include a cold Pair |
Three
suited cards (your suits) |
2.24 |
43.5
to 1 |
*
Four parts of a Flush or Straight-Flush
-- 0.03% of these already make Straights,
25% include a Pair of Queens or Jacks |
Q
- Q - Other, or J - J - Other, (not Full
House) |
1.35 |
73.2
to 1 |
*
Makes Three-of-a-kind |
ANY
Flop without an Ace or King |
58.57 |
0.71
to 1 |
*
Sometimes helpful, but often hopeless |
ANY
Flop without an Ace |
77.45 |
0.29
to 1 |
*
Generally helpful |
Queens
or Jack with smaller pair |
1.65 |
59.5
to 1 |
*
Queens-up or Jacks-up |
ANY
Flop without a Queen or Jack |
67.57 |
0.48
to 1 |
*
Not good unless a Straight,
four-Straight or four-Flush |
A
- A or K - K with a Queen or Jack |
0.37 |
271
to 1 |
*
Makes a very unfavorable Aces-up or
Kings-up |
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Number of possible Flops: 19,600
HOLD
'EM - FROM FLOP TO FINISH |
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Selection A) YOU HOLD A - A , AND THE
FLOP IS K - Q - J:
|
The
probability that the final
strength of your hand will be... |
Expressed
in percent (%) is... |
The
odds against it are... |
Note |
4-Aces |
0.09 |
1,080 to 1 |
* Lock |
Aces Full |
1.67 |
59.1 to 1 |
* Could lose to 4 - Kings, 4 -
Queens, or 4 - Jacks (whichever
Pair is on the Board) |
Other Full |
0.83 |
119 to 1 |
* A player holding the 4th Jack,
Queen or King wins, otherwise you
have a lock (could tie) |
Straight |
16.47 |
5.07 to 1 |
* Okay, but a tie is threatened
and opponent could have a Flush if
the three on the Board are suited
-- or Full House if a Pair is on
the Board |
3-Aces |
5.92 |
15.9 to 1 |
* Very favorable (Unless all
three Board cards are suited, you
can only lose to a Straight) |
Aces-up |
33.58 |
1.98 to 1 |
* You're better off without the
'ups' on the Board |
Aces |
41.44 |
1.41 to 1 |
* Might win |
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HOLD
'EM - BASIC DATA |
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The
probability that... |
Expressed
in percent (%) is... |
The
odds against it are... |
You will hold a Pair before the Flop
You will hold suited cards before
the Flop
You will hold 2 Kings or 2 Aces
before the Flop
You will hold Ace-King before the Flop
You will hold at least 1 Ace
before
the Flop |
5.88
23.53
0.90
1.21
14.93
|
16 to 1
3.25 to 1
110 to 1
81.9 to 1
5.70 to 1
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If you have four parts of a Flush after
the Flop, you will make it
If you have four parts of an Open-end
Straight-Flush after the Flop, you will
make a Straight-Flush
If you have four parts of an Open-end
Straight Flush after the Flop, you will
make at least a Straight
If you have Two-Pair after the Flop,
you will make a Full House or better*
If you have Three-of-a-kind after the
Flop, you will make a Full House or
better*
If you have a Pair after the Flop at
least one more of that kind will turn up
(on the last two cards) |
34.97
8.42
54.12
16.74
33.40
8.42
|
1.86 to 1
10.9 to 1
0.85 to 1
4.97 to 1
1.99 to 1
10.9 to 1
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If you hold a Pair, at least one more
of that kind will Flop
If you hold no Pair, you will pair at
least one of your cards on the Flop
If you hold two suited cards, two or more
of that suit will Flop |
11.76
32.43
11.79
|
7.51 to 1
2.08 to 1
7.48 to 1
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If you begin suited and stay through
seven cards, three more (But not
four or five more!) of your suit
will turn up
If you begin paired and stay through
seven cards, at least one more of
your kind will turn up |
5.77
19.18
|
16.3 to 1
4.21 to 1
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* Includes unfavorable Full Houses.
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