14.11.2012 Views

Practical Poker Math

Practical Poker Math

Practical Poker Math

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

3. Odds in Texas Hold’em<br />

Odds of Improvement<br />

This table shows the odds of improving certain common<br />

drawing hands on the last card.<br />

Hand - Draw Make on Last Card Odds<br />

Pair 2 Pair 2.8 : 1<br />

Pair Set 22 : 1<br />

2 Pair Full House 10.5 : 1<br />

Set Quads 45 : 1<br />

Open Straight<br />

Draw<br />

Straight 4.75 : 1<br />

Gut-shot<br />

St Draw<br />

Straight 10.75 : 1<br />

4 Flush Flush 4.11 : 1<br />

4 Flush & Open<br />

Straight Draw<br />

Straight or Flush 2.01 : 1<br />

1 Pair & Open<br />

Straight Draw<br />

Set or Straight 3.6 : 1<br />

1 Pair & 4 Flush Set or Flush 3.18 : 1<br />

Open Straight<br />

Flush Draw<br />

Straight Flush 22 : 1<br />

2 Unpaired Pair 6.67 : 1<br />

Cards Either Hole Card<br />

The Calculations<br />

With one card to come, the odds calculation for the various<br />

hands is straightforward. The only number that changes is<br />

the number of outs.<br />

After the Turn card has hit the board there are 2 cards in<br />

your pocket, 4 on the board and 46 unseen cards:<br />

126

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!