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Poker Odds
Poker Odds
It doesn't help much to know the chances of being dealt a straight flush or a full house or even a pair. But it does help to know the odds against improving any particular hand. The poker odds for the most frequently encountered situations are given below.
Poker Odds:
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Draw
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Results
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Odds Against
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| Three cards to a pair | Two pairs Triplets Full House Four of a Kind Any improvement |
5 1/4 to 1 7 3/4 to 1 97 to 1 360 to 1 2 1/2 to 1 |
| Two cards to a Pair & Ace | Aces up Another pair Total of two pairs Triplets Full house Four of a kind Aces up or better Any improvement |
7 1/2 to 1 17 to 1 4 3/4 to 1 12 to 1 120 to 1 1,080 to 1 4 to 1 2 3/4 to 1 |
| Two cards to Triplets | Full House Four of a kind Any improvement |
15 1/3 to 1 |
| One card to Triplets | Full House Four of a kind Any improvement |
14 2/3 to 1 |
| Four to an Ace | Aces or better Two pairs or better Aces up or better |
3 to 1 11 to 1 14 to 1 |
| Three to A-K of same suit | Two pairs or better | 12 to 1 |
| Two to a three-straight-flush | Two pairs or better | 7 1/2 to 1 |
| Two to a Straight (open end) | Straight | 22 to 1 |
| Two to a flush | Flush | 23 to 1 |
| One to two pairs | Full House | 10 3/4 to 1 |
| One to a four-flush | Flush | 4 1/4 to 1 |
If you have a pair and an odd card, under normal conditions the odds against improving to better than a high pair are 2 1/2 to 1 if you have seen no card matching either of the ranks you hold, but 3 1/4 to 1 if a card matching your pair or odd card has appeared. (If two matehing cards have appeared, you should almost always drop out, the odds against eventual improvement being prohibitive
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