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Basic percentages

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%

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