Questions tagged [odds]
Odds refer to a ratio. This can take many forms - 2 examples are pot odds, which is the ratio of the amount in the pot vs. the amount to call, and implied odds, which is the ratio of the amount you think you can win based on future betting vs. the amount to call.
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What can I do to calculate my odds in a hand?
How do I calculate the odds of making my hand for any given game of poker?
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What are Pot Odds, and how do I determine them?
I understand this is the relative value of playing vs. winning, but how do I determine the values? Am I supposed to count the pot? Does the cost of playing include hands already played, or just the ...
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Are mucked and burnt cards significant in odds calculation?
Standard odds calculation assumes that all unseen cards are still in the deck. For instance for a flush draw with two suited cards showing on the board, we assume 9 outs.(13-2 hole cards-2 on the ...
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What are the odds I will hit my flush? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What can I do to calculate my odds in a hand?
If I have 2 cards of the same suit in the hole, and 2 board cards with those suits on the flop, what are the chances that I will ...
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Why is it easier to make a flush than a straight with four cards already matching?
In draw poker with five cards, if I have four cards with an open-ended straight draw, why is it a lower probability to get the fifth card for the straight than if you have four cards in a flush and ...
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Pot odds with low chip stack
The concept of pot odds assumes that if you make a bet with favorable pot odds many times, you will win more than you lose in the long run.
Does this logic apply in tournaments when your chip stack ...
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Implied odds meaning and usage
What is exactly implied odds, and how to calculate it correctly, in which situations should someone use this tool, and in which situations should someone avoid it?
Thanks.
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Do two or more players colluding against honest players gain on average more money, or not?
Let's say there are two or more players that collude with each other while playing online poker against honest players. They have an obvious advantage of knowing of more cards that are in the play ...
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Giving a short stacked opponent a perfect all-in vs forcing them to over-commit
I just finished Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen and in it he is talking about a short-stacked opponent and says:
I should probably watch out so I don't give him too many perfect
all-in moves ...
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Can you call when the pot odds don't favour you?
Say you're drawing to a made hand in a $10-$20 limit hold'em game and you have N outs.
On the turn, one line of thought is that you should only call if the pot odds are in your favour, i.e. if there ...
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What mnemonic rules are helpful in poker calculations?
Given that precise EV calculations require one to operate with rather uncomfortable numbers, approximations are used along with simplified models.
For instance, the rule of 4 and 2 allows you to ...
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What is the odd of hitting flush when you have nothing
What is the odd of filling 4 suited cards by river to make a flush? This would be starting from the "flop" in hold 'em, and starting from the fourth card, all of which are suited, in seven card stud.
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Distribution of Badugi Hands
I'd like to know when you're dealt a badugi in Badugi, where does that hand stand in relation to another random badugi hand? i.e. both hands have four different suits and ranks.
Example 1: I'm dealt ...
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What is the correct calculation to make various combinations of Hold'em hands?
For example, if I hold two different cards, what's the probability I get a pair at river?
Here is my calculation:
(3/50 + 3/49 + 3/48 + 3/47 + 3/46)*2
Is it correct? How does one calculate the ...
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Do Odds Change if Count of Players at Table Change?
I must admit I am much more of a non-Poker gambler, but this question intrigued me. The more players that are at a table, the more likely it is that a given card will be in someone's hand and not "...
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What should a new player memorize?
As a new poker player, what information should I memorize? Odds for making common hands? Odds for a given number of outs? Other information?
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How to count the power of cards in hand?
I don't want to get the results, but to calculate them by myself.
I am a C++ programmer and I want to make for fun a program to calculate the power of cards held in hand (described as "odds"?). It's ...
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What are the odds of getting the same four-of-a-kind twice in a row?
Several years ago, I was playing Limit Hold'Em at the Palms. I had pocket sixes, and ended up turning those into quads. Then, the very next hand -- from a different, auto-shuffled deck -- I got pocket ...
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How do I calculate the odds of making a four of a kind by the river given I have a pair?
Given:
My hand is any pair
How do I calculate the probability of making a four of a kind by the (flop, turn, &) river?
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Four of a kind and Three of a kind at the same time. What are the odds?
I recently got 3333KKK at Texas Holdem in one round. I know that only the Quads 3 count, but I still wonder what the probability of such a "Big Full House" is. Haven't found anything about it on the ...
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Do odds depend the the number of hands folded preflop?
In a game with 8 players where 6 fold, two players went all in pre flop, one had JJ and the other had KJ. I know JJ means that you are ahead before the cards are played and the probability of winning ...
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What are the overall odds of winning a heads up, texas hold em hand?
I was wondering if anyone has the odds of a heads up hold em hand. I've done some searching and haven't exactly found the answer. I did try adding up the odds of winning for all 169 possible ...
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Can anyone suggest a limit holdem training app for Android?
First time poster in this part of the world, so apologies if I've posted this in the wrong area.
In short; I used to play a lot of Poker in University over a decade ago, and then continued to play ...
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Coin flips on cash game
Another problem that I face on micro limits every other day. Some guys love to put all their stacks on top pair (many of them with any kicker).
My question is: Is it worth to call these kinds of ...
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What's wrong with my equity calculation?
When answering this question, I went ahead and tried to do a manual equity calculation for the scenario described (7♥4♠ vs A♠8♣ on a board of 6♥2♥8♥), ...
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Distinct head-to-head match ups in holdem
So I'm not very good at math,
but I'm trying to improve.
I'm trying to understand this calculation that I read in Wikipedia,
But I find it to be confusing, I would appreciate a clarification.
I ...
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Is there a calculator that shows what my "potential" odds are?
I always make the newbie mistake of waiting for the flush or straight. I was wondering if there is a website or an app that, after I put in the two cards in my hand, and then the cards in the flop, it ...
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What are the odds?
Several years ago, I played at a $3-$6 limit table (Texas No-Fold 'em) and on one hand, five players stayed in after the blind was raised and capped. The flop came A-3-7. More bets, no folds. The turn ...
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Pot Odds in "The Mathematics of Poker" Example 4.3
I have a couple questions about an example from Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman's book The Mathematics of Poker. Below is a screenshot of the example (Example 4.3).
My questions are:
If the game is $...
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Calculating Odds for 3 of a kind
I am confused by this odds calculation here:
https://www.pokernews.com/poker-tools/poker-odds-calculator.htm
Basically the scenario that I have is below:
I understand everything except for the 3 of a ...
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How many ways to shuffle a standard deck of 52 cards?
Most likely you've had a situation, where you look down at your pocket cards, and they're exactly the same as the hand before. If they're junk, you suspect that the dealer is being lazy and didn't ...
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Why are the odds 16 to 6 that any given player does not hold a pocket pair?
In the book Ken Warren teaches Texas Holdem, its explained that there are 1,326 possible combinations of hole cards. Then its explained that if you disregard suits, there are 169 possible two-hole ...
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When do you need to think more than 1 decision ahead in limit hold'em?
Say you're in a $10-$20 limit hold'em game holding A♥8♥ against a flop of K♥3♥6♣ so you have a nuts flush draw against an opponent who bet pre-flop, and has just bet ...
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How to calculate the odds of the same thing happening both times I have a specific hand?
How can I calculate the odds of something happening twice?
Example:
I know my odds of losing with AA vs AK are just 7%, but what are they to lose with AA vs AK both times I have AA in a row?
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Texas Hold'em heads up pre-flop AK vs 89s
According to online calculators:
A♥K♦ (57.91%) vs 7♣8♣ (41.71%)
A♥K♦ (59.42%) vs 8♣9♣ (40.19%)
A♥K♦ (58.59%) vs 9♣T♣ (41.00%)
Why is 8♣9♣ worse odds than the other 2?
I assume it has something to ...
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Percentage chance of flopping straight or flush draw for suited connectors
Apparently the odds of flopping a flush draw are 10.94% for suited connectors and 10.45% for hitting an 8-out (open-ended, I don't know about double gut-shot) straight draw.
Could someone point to a ...
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Why is AK vs 22 a coinflip?
Why is 22 vs AK a flip? What's the calculation behind this theory because AK has more outs than 22, as AK has 6 outs and 22 has 2 outs, is that right?
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When taking pot odds into account after the flop, use chance of hitting with next two cards, or just the next card
After the flop, for pot odd does the rule of 2 or the rule of 4 apply, or said differently, do you take into account that there are still two card to come, or do you just look at the next card?
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Calculating odds with 2 cards to come
As far as I understand, odds of hitting a draw are calculated like this:
On flop-to-turn:
(47/outs) - 1 = result-to-1
On turn-to-river:
(46/outs) - 1 = result-to-1
The above are calculations of ...
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What are the odds of flopping a straight flush with 62s?
I've been wondering what the odds are of flopping a straight flush with 62s.
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Question on Odds, Pot Odds and Expected Values
I am reading about Odds, Pot Odds and Expected Values. As I understand Odds, they are a way to compare how many times you win vs how many times you lost. For example flipping a coin gives you odds of ...
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Pre-flop decision making factors
I am looking for easy to spot key factors for a pre-flop decision making - right before one either folds, calls or raises. The settings is 9 players table, No-Limit Hold'em Cash Game.
The factors I ...
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Counting outs? Any websites provide this?
I often look at a hand plus community cards and fail to see the number of outs mentioned.
A number of sites, such as https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tools/odds-calculator/texas-holdem offer odds, but ...
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How this hand should have been played?
I am playing 1-2 NL Holdem.
I am holding JQ off-suit. There is a raise of $15 by SB. BB calls and i called. Total pot here is $45.
Now there are 3 plays in the game.
Flop comes 9 10 2 rainbow.
The ...
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Drawing and pot odds
There is one thing I still dont really understand about odds.
So imagine I have a flush draw on the flop and the villain holds top pair. The pot is 100 after villain bets 40 so we got 2.5:1 odds to ...
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Pocket Aces at a 8-10 Player Table
What are the odds of another player at an 8 or 10 player table having an ace when you're dealt pocket aces?
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Odds Calculation Texas Hold'em
I have created an odds calculator and now I want to check if the calculator gives me the correct results. In my program I use Monte Carlo to calculate the odds. The results from the calculator should ...
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What are the odds of drawing the idiot end of the straight flush on the flop
I once flopped a straight flush. Only it was the idiot end of the straight flush, and I lost all chips (of course). The other player had also flopped a straight flush - the higher end straight flush....
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Most possible outs on river. And you are behind
Title says it all.
What is the most possible outs on the river?
And you are behind.
With example cards please - not just a number.
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exact same card back to back to back
What are the odds of getting the same card, example 2 of clubs, back to back to back three hands in a row. It seems to always happen when dealers are tired at the poker house where I play. Yes it ...
