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Hand Odds

Full Table Multi-way Pot Scenario

You will need a top pair to win at the very least. Whether a top pair is enough to win or not depends on the community cards and the current betting behaviour of your opponents. When you have top pair or over pair you need to pay careful attention to the community cards and your opponent's betting behaviour because these are two frequently beaten hands.

Unfavourable community cards:
  • 2 community cards of the same rank. Your opponent could have a trips.
  • 3 community cards of the same rank. Your opponent could have a full house. Even if you have full house you will need a high pocket pair to ascertain that you have the winning hand. Preferably an over pair.
  • 2 pairs among the community cards. Your opponent could have a full house. Even if you have a full house you will need the higher trips to ascertain that the hand odds are on your side.
  • 3 coordinated community cards that can form a straight with 2 connected pocket cards of medium or high rank. Your opponent could have a straight. Even if you have a straight you need it to be the nut straight to ascertain that the hand odds are on your side.
  • 4 coordinated community cards that can form a straight with a medium or high pocket card. Your opponent could have a straight. Even if you have a straight you need it to be the nut straight to ascertain that the hand odds are on your side.
  • 3-4 suited community cards. Your opponent could have a flush. Even if you have a flush you will need a high pocket card of that suit to ascertain that the hand odds are on your side.

    • Unfavourable betting behaviour exhibited by your opponent:
  • Betting & raising.
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    Hand Odds

    Outs Turn River Turn & River
    21 1.24:1 (44.7%) 1.19:1 (45.7%) 70.0%
    20 1.35:1 (42.6%) 1.30:1 (43.5%) 67.5%
    19 1.47:1 (40.4%) 1.42:1 (41.3%) 65.0%
    18 1.61:1 (38.3%) 1.56:1 (39.1%) 62.4%
    17 1.76:1 (36.1%) 1.71:1 (37.0%) 59.8%
    16 1.94:1 (34.0%) 1.88:1 (34.8%) 57.0%
    15 2.13:1 (31.9%) 2.07:1 (32.6%) 54.1%
    14 2.36:1 (29.8%) 2.29:1 (30.4%) 51.1%
    13 2.62:1 (27.7%) 2.54:1 (28.3%) 1.08:1 (48.1%)
    12 2.92:1 (25.5%) 2.83:1 (26.1%) 1.22:1 (45.0%)
    11 3.27:1 (23.4%) 3.18:1 (23.9%) 1.39:1 (41.7%)
    10 3.70:1 (21.3%) 3.60:1 (21.7%) 1.60:1 (38.4%)
    9 4.22:1 (19.1%) 4.11:1 (19.6%) 1.86:1 (35.0%)
    8 4.88:1 (17.0%) 4.75:1 (17.4%) 2.17:1 (31.5%)
    7 5.71:1 (14.9%) 5.57:1 (15.2%) 2.59:1 (27.8%)
    6 6.83:1 (12.8%) 6.67:1 (13.0%) 3.14:1 (24.1%)
    5 8.40:1 (10.6%) 8.20:1 (10.9%) 3.91:1 (20.4%)
    4 10.8:1 (8.51%) 10.5:1 (8.70%) 5.07:1 (16.5%) 
    3 14.7:1 (6.38%) 14.3:1 (6.52%) 7.01:1 (12.5%)
    2 22.5:1 (4.26%) 22.0:1 (4.35%) 10.9:1 (8.42%)
    1 46.0:1 (2.12%) 45.0:1 (2.17%) 22.5:1 (4.26%)

    Outs For Different Drawing Hands

    Drawing Hand Improved Hand Outs
    OESFD Straight, Flush or Straight Flush 15
    ISFD Straight, Flush or Straight Flush 12
    Trips (Turn) Full House or Quads (River) 10
    FD Flush 9
    OESD Straight 8
    Double ISD Straight 8
    Trips (Flop) Full House or Quads (Turn) 7
    Over Cards Top Pair 6
    Two Pairs Full House 6
    ISD Straight 4
    Pair Trips 2
    OESFD Straight Flush 2
    ISFD Straight Flush 1
    Trips Quads 1

     

    Starting Hand Rankings

    Top 10 starting hands
    1. AA
    2. KK
    3. QQ
    4. AK
    5. JJ
    6. AQ
    7. TT
    8. 99
    9. KQ
    10. AJ
    10 worst starting hands
    1. 27
    2. 28
    3. 37
    4. 26
    5. 29; 39; 49
    6. 2T
    7. 59
    8. 47, 48, 58, 36
    9. Face card + low card, off suit
    10. A + low card, off suit

    Odds To Be Dealt Different Starting Hands

    Starting Hand Chance Odds
    High Cards 14.3% 6:1 against
    Ace + Face Card 3.6% 26:1 against
    Pocket Pair 5.9% 16:1 against
    High Pocket Pair 2.3% 43:1 against
    Pocket Aces (or any specific pair) 0.45% 220:1 against
    Suited cards 24% 3.3:1 against
    High suited cards 3.5% 28:1 against
    Connectors 16% 5.4:1 against
    High connectors 4.8% 20:1 against
    AK (or any specific connectors) 1.2% 82:1 against
    Suited connectors 3.7% 26:1 against
    High suited connectors 1.1% 86:1 against
    KQs (or any specific suited connectors) 0.3% 331:1 against

    Starting Hand Improvement Odds Over the Flop

    Starting Hand (Pre-flop) Improved Hand (Flop) Chance Odds
    2 cards of different rank Pair 32% 2:1 against
    2 cards of different rank The higher pair 17% 4.8:1 against
    Pocket Pair Set 12% 7.5:1 against

    Starting Hand Improvement Odds Over the Flop, Turn & River

    Starting Hand (Pre-flop) Improved Hand (River) Chance Odds
    2 cards of different rank Pair 49% 1.1:1 against
    2 cards of different rank The higher pair 28% 2.6:1 against
    Pocket Pair Set 19% 4.2:1 against

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