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Hold'em Odds

The odds below represent the mathematical probability of these specific events occurring.  

For example: You can expect to be dealt a pocket pair (of any value) 1 out of every 17 hands so the odds are 16 to 1 (16 hands with no pair for every 1 with a pair).  

You can use this chart to help determine what your pot odds” are in a given situation.

Odds of being dealt certain starting hands

Odds

Pair preflop

16 to 1

Suited cards preflop

3.2 to 1

Suited Connectors (2/3 to KQ)

24 to 1

AA or KK preflop

110 to 1

AK preflop

82 to 1

AKs preflop

294 to 1

A in hand preflop

5.3 to 1

AA, KK, QQ, JJ

55 to 1

Flop being all one kind (JJJ or QQQ)

391 to 1

AA versus KK preflop

489 to 1

AK hitting an A or K by the river

1.6 to 1

QQ not having a A or K hit by river

4.9 to 1

QQ versus AK heads up, A or K hitting

1.5 to 1

Two cards preflop that are Js or higher

10 to 1

72 off preflop (or any other nonsuited two card combo)

82 to 1

 

 

Completing or improving four card hands

 

Four flush completing (JsTs Flop Qs4sAd  9h Ks)

1.6 to 1

Open Ended Straight-Flush completing

1.4 to 1

Open Ended Straight completing (JT Flop Q94 86)

2.9 to 1

Two Pair Improving to Full House

5.8 to 1

Three of a kind improving to Full House or better

2.7 to 1

 

 

Other important probabilities

 

Pocket pair improving to three of a kind on flop

8.1 to 1

No pair improving to a pair on the flop (either card)

2.7 to 1

If you have suited cards, two will flop

12 to 1

One pair on flop improving to two pair or better by river

4.7 to 1

Pocket pair improving to three of a kind after flop

12 to 1

Two over cards improving to a pair

3.9 to 1

Two over cards and a gutshot improving to pair or better

2.3 to 1

Gutshot straight draw hitting by river

5.9 to 1

Gutshot and pair improving to two pair or better

2.6 to 1

Backdoor Flush hitting

33 to 1

Runner Runner Straight

135 to 1

Backdoor Flush and One Over Card improving to pair or flush

6.3 to 1

Backdoor Flush and Gutshot improving to one by river

4.8 to 1

Backdoor Flush And Two Over Cards improving to pair or flush

3.4 to 1

5 players on flop, that someone has an A when one is on board

1.7 to 1

4 players on flop, that someone has an A when one is on board

2.1 to 1

3 players on flop, that someone has an A when one is on board

2.9 to 1

2 players on flop, that someone has an A when one is on board 

4.3 to 1

3 of one suit on board and another coming, if you have one

1.26 to 1

5 players in with board paired, chance of one of them having it

2.4 to 1

4 players in with board paired, chance of one of them having it 

3 to 1

3 players in with board paired, chance of one of them having it 

4 to 1

2 players in with board paired, chance of one of them having it 

5.8 to 1

 

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