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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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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Formula not checking out under certain conditions
According to wikpedia, you're call as a percentage of the entire pot should be less than the percentage you hit draws that would allow you to definitely win.
let d = the percentage you hit one of ...
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A pair versus "suited" overcards
Apparently when a pair goes against over cards it's known as a race because the odds are roughly even. What if the over-cards are suited? On average, how does that affect the odds?
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Odd for drawing an 8 in 5 card stud
At my weekly poker game two friends argued about the odds of drawing an 8 in 5 card stud, where 8s were wild.
It seems like after research it would be about 34% but wanted to get! a second opinion.
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What are the odds of winning a tournament?
If a tournament has X number of players. What are the odds of winning the tournament?
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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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Odds of three people at a 9 ring game having the same hole cards
I was just wondering what the odds are of three people at a 9 ring game having the same hole cards. Played a hand today online where the pot split 3 ways and each player held j9. I don't remember ever ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Odds of 2 pair running into trips on a paired board
Whenever I have 2 pair with one of them on the board, I get awfully edgy about my 2 pair, and I don't know how justified this is number-wise.
Say for example I'm heads up with 5 k and the board is 5 ...
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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 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 to Calculate Hand Odds in Texas Hold'em [closed]
What resources are available for mastering how to calculate current-hand odds in Texas Hold'em? ...books, websites, computer or phone apps are all helpful.
Note: On the iPhone I have found the ...
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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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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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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 the odds I will hit my flush? [duplicate]
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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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