Poker Hand Chances Percentages
Here are some important probabilities in Omaha that returns in different situations. Knowledge about probabilities will help you to better evaluate situations in poker. You will , for example, know when you should call and when you shouldn't, and, vice versa, know when to fold and when the odds are in your favor.
| Drawing hands probabilities | Odds | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Double wraparound straight draw (e.g. hand: 9-8-5-4, flop: 7-6-x) | 0.48-1 | 68% |
| Wraparound straight draw (e.g. hand: 8-5-4-x, flop: 7-6-x) | 0.67-1 | 60% |
| Straight flush draw | 0.84-1 | 54% |
| Hitting a full house with three pairs | 3-1 | 24% |
| Hitting a full house with two pairs | 5.1-1 | 16.5% |
| Hitting quads with a set | 21.5-1 | 4.5% |
Starting hands
A royal flush is essentially the best possible hand that you can get in poker, but it’s still just a straight flush. So the odds of being dealt a royal are exactly the same as being dealt any other straight flush. You just need to have two hole cards that can make a royal, i.e., anything between a 10 and an Ace. Texas Holdem Heads-Up Preflop Odds. This table was created by enumerating through every possible board and opponent hole card combination for each of the 169 texas holdem preflop starting hands.
There are many starting hands in Omaha (16.432 if not all suit combinations are counted), which makes it difficult to get an overview. Table 2 will hopefully increase that overview a bit.
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| Situation | Percent |
|---|---|
| A-A-K-K double suited to win against average hand | 73% |
| A-A-K-K rainbow to win against average hand | 68% |
| A-A-7-7 double suited to win against average hand | 72% |
| A-A-7-7 rainbow to win against average hand | 67% |
| A-A-J-T double suited to win against average hand | 76% |
| A-A-J-T rainbow to win against average hand | 71% |
| J-T-9-8 double suited to win against average hand | 56% |
| J-T-9-8 rainbow to win against average hand | 49% |
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Poker Hand Percentage
Exemple of a double suited hand: Q♥ A♥ 2♦ K♦
Exemple of a rainbow hand: Q♥ A♣ 2♠ K♦
The best Omaha hands are less bigger favorites against an average hand compared to Texas Hold'em.
In Texas Hold'em, common knowledge is that A-A is very big favorite against all other hands. In Omaha, A-A as a part of a hand is far from that strong. In general, an A-A-x-x hand versus a random four-card hand is a 70-30 favorite in average (if all the starting hands that are normally folded are excluded, the A-A-x-x hands will be even less favorites).
Made hands versus draws
Poker Hand Chances Percentages
A typical feature in an Omaha Hi game is a set against a hand with several drawing possibilities. The made hand will not be a very big favorite (sometimes it is an underdog), so the recommended strategy is to play fast and bet/raise the pot in these situations.
| Situation | Percent |
|---|---|
| Top set against flush draw | 70%-30% |
| Middle set against flush draw | 70%-30% |
| Top set against flush draw + two pairs | 68%-32% |
| Set against wraparound straight draw | 52%-48% |
| Set against double wraparound straight draw | 53%-47% |
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Factors that can affect the odds are for example blocking cards.
Flush draws versus straight draws
- Calculating Hand Odds and Poker Odds. Calculating hand odds are your chances of making a hand in Texas Hold'em poker. For example: To calculate your hand odds in a Texas Hold'em game when you hold two hearts and there are two hearts on the flop, your hand odds for making a flush are about 2 to 1.
- What percentage/fraction of the time does the dealer's hand qualify in 3-Card Poker (standard rules with a hand of Queen-high or better qualifying). Much appreciated!-RP. There are 22,100 possible combinations in 3 card poker: Straight flush: 4.12 = 48 Three of a kind: 4.13 = 52 Straight: 12.4^3 - 48 = 720 Flush: 4.13.12.11/6 - 48 = 1096.
- If you have 12 outs to make the winning hand on the flop, you should only call a bet that is equal to 25.5% of the total pot, which is roughly 25%. So for example, lets say that our opponent has bet $50 in to a $100 pot making it $150.
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In Omaha, hands with flush draws are often more likely to win than straight draws.
| Situation | Percent |
|---|---|
| Flush draw against wraparound | 60%-40% |
| Flush draw against double wraparound | 55%-45% |
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Poker Hand Chances Percentages Against
Since that many cards are in action, there are often combined possibilities, which makes it hard to give general percentages. A hand with a flush draw has mostly something else, like a pair or a straight draw as well.
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