It is very important that you know your odds say for winning a certain hand. However, knowing your odds for winning a certain hand won’t be that simple. To help you out, here are some pre-flop situations of various hand match-ups that will occur during play and the percentages that one hand will win over other hands. Get a grasp in knowing your odds.
Pair vs. Higher Cards
Getting a pre-flop pair is a good thing than getting AK, AQ, or the like. But they have plenty of options in the deck that could beat a mid-range to low pair. And yet still, they could get something from the deck to beat you. Nonetheless, a pair say for an instance 10’s will beat AK 55% of the time in a match-up.
Higher Pair vs. a Lower Pair
Higher pair will most likely win than a lower pair, unless you are playing low hand variations. The percentage that the higher pair will win over a lower pair is 80% of the time basically in a heads-up match-up.
One Higher Card, One Lower Card vs. Two In-Between
It is a common happening at the table that a player will get a one higher card and one lower card. This maybe surprising to know but player with one higher card and one lower card has great chances of winning 55% of the time particularly if up against a player with two in-between. Having one higher card and one lower card will pay off a lot more.
Two Higher Cards vs. Two Lower Cards
Most likely, two higher cards will win over two lower cards. Nonetheless, they will win 65% of the time in a match up. Like the higher vs. lower pair situation, this is an obvious situation where a player with two higher cards will win.
