In this article we will lay out the basic about
odds when playing poker. You should have basic knowledge about this in order to become a good poker player. These
odds are percentages that represent the chances that you'll get a certain card.
Ace
The chance that one of the two cards in your hands is an Ace is 15%.
The chance that your hand is double Ace is 0.5%.
The chance that, when you have an Ace, someone else at the table also has an Ace is:
With 10 players at the table 75%
With 6 players at the table 50%
With 2 players at the table 20%
Pocket pair
The chance that you'll get a pocket
pair is 6%
The chance that you'll get
three of a kind on the
flop when you have pocket
pair in your hands is 11%
The chance you'll get
three of a kind on the
turn when you have a pocket
pair after the
flop is 4%
The chance you'll get
three of a kind on the
turn or the
river when you have a pocket
pair after the
flop is 8%
The chance you'll get a
full house on the
turn when you have
three of a kind after the
flop is 15%
The chance that you'll get a
full house on the
turn or the
river when you have
three of a kind after the
flop is 28%
The chance that you'll get
four of a kind on the
turn when you have
three of a kind after the
flop is 2%
The chance that you'll get
four of a kind on the
turn or the
river when you have
three of a kind after the
flop is 4%
Flush
The chance that you'll get a
flush on the
flop when you have two
suited cards in your hands is 1%
The chance that you'll get a
flush draw on the
flop when you have two
suited cards in your hands is 10%
The chance you'll hit your
flush draw on the
turn is 20%
The chance you'll hit you
flush draw on the
turn or the
river is 35%
Straight
The chance that you'll get an
open ended straight draw on the
turn is 17%
The chance that you'll get an
open ended straight draw on the
turn or the
river is 32%
The chance that you'll hit your gutshot
straight draw on the
turn is 9%
The chance that you'll hit your gutshot
straight draw on the
turn or the
river is 17%