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What makes a successful Poker Player?
Poker is a very strategic game, where it really matters that you understand the Poker odds and your chances of getting the Poker hand you need to win the round.
Probability is a major factor when playing Poker; you should always know and make use of odds to make decisions in the game. You got to know the chances of getting flop cards that match your pocket pair. All this is very important in a poker game. Your knowledge in these key statistics will get you the head start over your fellow players when deciding whether to call, raise or fold.
Study the table below to find the odds and probabilities of getting each winning Poker Hand.
| Poker Hand |
Number of different ways to make the hand. |
|
Odds of getting a hand in five cards. |
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|
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Royal Flush |
4 |
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1 in 649,740.00 |
Straight Flush |
36 |
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1 in 72,193.33 |
Four of a Kind |
624 |
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1 in 4,165.00 |
Full House |
3,744 |
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1 in 694.16 |
Flush |
5,108 |
|
1 in 508.80 |
Straight |
10,200 |
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1 in 254.80 |
Three of a Kind |
54,912 |
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1 in 47.32 |
Two Pairs |
123,552 |
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1 in 21.03 |
One Pair |
1,098,240 |
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1 in 2.36 |
High Card |
1,302,540 |
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1 in 1.99 |
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Pocket Pair winning probabilities.
This table shows the probabilities to win the game if the pocket cards dealt form a pair, when the number of players specified plays through all the way to the end. This will give you a good idea of the value of the pocket cards.
| Number of Players: |
AA |
KK |
QQ |
JJ |
TT |
99 |
88 |
77 |
66 |
55 |
44 |
33 |
22 |
| 2 |
88 |
85 |
82 |
79 |
77 |
74 |
71 |
68 |
65 |
63 |
60 |
57 |
55 |
| 3 |
75 |
72 |
68 |
64 |
60 |
56 |
53 |
48 |
45 |
43 |
40 |
37 |
34 |
| 4 |
67 |
63 |
58 |
54 |
50 |
46 |
43 |
39 |
36 |
33 |
29 |
26 |
22 |
| 7 |
44 |
39 |
34 |
30 |
27 |
25 |
23 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
| 10 |
34 |
30 |
26 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
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