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.
In Texas Holdem, there are actually some common numbers and percentages that you must know so playing and beating the game will be easier for you.
Here are the common numbers and percentages in Texas Holdem:
Chances on Two Pocket Cards
- Chances of having any AK suited are 0.3% or one out of every 333 hands.
- Chances of having two suited cards are 24% or one out of every 4 hands.
- Chances of having a pair of AA are 0.45% or one out of every 222 hands.
- Chances of having a pocket pair are 5.8% or one out of every 17 hands.
Chances on the Flop
- Chances of having a Flush draw are 10.9% or one out of 9 hands when suited.
- Chances of having a Flush 0.84% or one out of 120 hands when suited.
- Chances of having a set or better are 11.8% or one out of 8 hands if player holds a pocket pair.
- Chances of having a set are 10.8% or one out of 9 hands if player holds a pocket pair.
- Chances of having trips are 1.35% or one out of 74 hands.
- Chance of having two pairs are 2% or one out of 50 hands.
- Chances of having a pair are 29% or one out of 3.5 hands.
Chances on the Turn
- Chances of having a Full House are 15% or one out of 6.6 hands if player holds a set. If to the River, chances would go up to 33%.
- Chances of having a Full House are 9% or one out of 11 hands when player holds two pairs. If to the River, chances would go up to 17%.
- Chances of having a Flush are 19% or one out of 5 hands when player holds a Flush draw. If to the River, chances would go up to 35%.
- Chances of having a Straight are 17% or one out of 6 hands when player holds an open ended Straight draw. If to the River, chances would go up to 32%.
