Texas Hold Em Poker Odds

Know Your Poker Odds. We’ll get you started by showing you 20 examples of the basic Texas Hold’em odds you need to know. To really make a mark on the felt, we’re also going to show you a nifty little trick for calculating poker odds right at the table. Aug 21, 2016 Four-Player Power Ratings in Texas Hold ’Em Introduction. The following table ranks the top hands in a 4-player game. This table assumes that all players stay in until the end. 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.

Introduction

The following table ranks the top hands in a 4-player game. This table assumes that all players stay in until the end.

UltimateHoldExplanation of column headings:
  • Cards: Initial two-card hand.
  • Probability of win: Probability that this hand will win, or tie for the win.
  • Average win: This is how much the player will win on average, including his own bets, if the player does win. This is less than 4 because sometimes the player will have to split the pot.
  • Expected value: This is how many units the player can expected to win (positive) or lose (negative) with this hand. For example if the player had a pair of aces and contributed $1 to the pot then the player could expect to have a net win of $1.55.
  • Probability: Probability of getting this hand to begin with.
  • Additive probability: Probability of getting this hand or any stronger hand to begin with.
Texas Hold Em Poker Odds

Initial Hold'em Hands in Rank Order for 4-Player Game

CardsProbability of WinAverage WinExpected ValueProbabilityAdditive Probability
Pair of A's64.18%3.981.5530.45%0.45%
Pair of K's58.59%3.981.3290.45%0.9%
Pair of Q's53.91%3.971.140.45%1.36%
Pair of J's49.63%3.960.96720.45%1.81%
Pair of T's45.69%3.960.80810.45%2.26%
A/K suited42.52%3.90.65710.3%2.56%
Pair of 9's41.62%3.950.64530.45%3.02%
A/Q suited41.07%3.880.59350.3%3.32%
A/K unsuited39.66%3.890.54120.9%4.22%
A/J suited39.85%3.860.53890.3%4.52%
K/Q suited39.41%3.880.5280.3%4.83%
Pair of 8's38.08%3.950.50340.45%5.28%
A/T suited38.75%3.840.48870.3%5.58%
A/Q unsuited38.11%3.870.47350.9%6.49%
K/J suited38.18%3.860.47320.3%6.79%
Q/J suited37.02%3.850.42610.3%7.09%
K/T suited37.12%3.840.42540.3%7.39%
A/J unsuited36.75%3.840.41270.9%8.3%
K/Q unsuited36.42%3.860.40680.9%9.2%
A/9 suited36.18%3.820.38060.3%9.5%
Q/T suited35.99%3.830.38010.3%9.8%
Pair of 7's34.9%3.940.37510.45%10.26%
A/T unsuited35.59%3.820.35970.9%11.16%
J/T suited35.34%3.830.35390.3%11.46%
K/J unsuited35.08%3.840.34740.9%12.37%
A/8 suited35.32%3.790.33930.3%12.67%
K/9 suited34.53%3.820.31780.3%12.97%
Q/J unsuited33.96%3.830.30180.9%13.88%
A/7 suited34.35%3.770.29570.3%14.18%
K/T unsuited33.93%3.820.29560.9%15.08%
Q/9 suited33.41%3.810.27380.3%15.38%
A/5 suited33.89%3.750.26980.3%15.69%
Pair of 6's32.06%3.930.26070.45%16.14%
A/6 suited33.32%3.760.25150.3%16.44%
Q/T unsuited32.83%3.810.25150.9%17.35%
J/9 suited32.8%3.810.24910.3%17.65%
A/9 unsuited32.79%3.790.24190.9%18.55%
A/4 suited33.09%3.740.23890.3%18.85%
T/9 suited32.55%3.80.23830.3%19.16%
K/8 suited32.51%3.790.23190.3%19.46%
J/T unsuited32.24%3.810.22760.9%20.36%
A/3 suited32.31%3.740.20950.3%20.66%
K/7 suited31.77%3.770.19720.3%20.97%
A/8 unsuited31.83%3.760.19680.9%21.87%
Q/8 suited31.38%3.790.18880.3%22.17%
K/9 unsuited31.12%3.790.17930.9%23.08%
A/2 suited31.44%3.740.1770.3%23.38%
J/8 suited30.76%3.790.16450.3%23.68%
K/6 suited30.96%3.750.16140.3%23.98%
Pair of 5's29.47%3.920.15540.45%24.43%
T/8 suited30.53%3.780.15490.3%24.74%
A/7 unsuited30.8%3.730.15020.9%25.64%
9/8 suited30.06%3.780.13770.3%25.94%
Q/9 unsuited30.04%3.780.13660.9%26.85%
K/5 suited30.26%3.740.13050.3%27.15%
A/5 unsuited30.25%3.70.12030.9%28.05%
J/9 unsuited29.46%3.780.11340.9%28.96%
Q/7 suited29.47%3.760.10840.3%29.26%
T/9 unsuited29.28%3.780.10530.9%30.17%
A/6 unsuited29.66%3.710.10160.9%31.07%
K/4 suited29.49%3.730.10110.3%31.37%
A/4 unsuited29.36%3.70.0860.9%32.28%
K/8 unsuited28.93%3.750.08570.9%33.18%
J/7 suited28.81%3.760.08380.3%33.48%
Q/6 suited28.87%3.740.08060.3%33.79%
T/7 suited28.59%3.760.07520.3%34.09%
K/3 suited28.77%3.730.07420.3%34.39%
9/7 suited28.31%3.760.06560.3%34.69%
8/7 suited28.28%3.770.06490.3%34.99%
A/3 unsuited28.49%3.70.0530.9%35.9%
Pair of 4's26.88%3.910.0520.45%36.35%
Q/5 suited28.17%3.730.05020.3%36.65%
K/7 unsuited28.14%3.730.04840.9%37.56%
K/2 suited28.05%3.730.04770.3%37.86%
Q/8 unsuited27.83%3.750.04410.9%38.76%
J/8 unsuited27.26%3.750.02220.9%39.67%
Q/4 suited27.43%3.730.02210.3%39.97%
A/2 unsuited27.56%3.690.01810.9%40.87%
T/8 unsuited27.1%3.750.01520.9%41.78%
J/6 suited27.02%3.740.00940.3%42.08%
K/6 unsuited27.25%3.70.00930.9%42.99%
7/6 suited26.74%3.750.00290.3%43.29%
T/6 suited26.76%3.74-0.00010.3%43.59%
9/8 unsuited26.66%3.75-0.00020.9%44.49%
8/6 suited26.62%3.75-0.00260.3%44.8%
Q/3 suited26.73%3.73-0.00380.3%45.1%
9/6 suited26.52%3.74-0.00740.3%45.4%
J/5 suited26.52%3.72-0.01390.3%45.7%
K/5 unsuited26.47%3.68-0.02470.9%46.61%
Q/2 suited26.01%3.73-0.03020.3%46.91%
Pair of 3's24.56%3.91-0.04080.45%47.36%
J/4 suited25.79%3.72-0.04140.3%47.66%
Q/7 unsuited25.76%3.72-0.04290.9%48.57%
6/5 suited25.36%3.74-0.0520.3%48.87%
K/4 unsuited25.65%3.68-0.05620.9%49.77%
7/5 suited25.13%3.73-0.06220.3%50.08%
J/7 unsuited25.18%3.72-0.06430.9%50.98%
J/3 suited25.09%3.72-0.06710.3%51.28%
T/5 suited25.07%3.71-0.06970.3%51.58%
T/7 unsuited25.03%3.72-0.07010.9%52.49%
8/5 suited24.89%3.73-0.07270.3%52.79%
Q/6 unsuited25.11%3.69-0.07330.9%53.7%
8/7 unsuited24.77%3.72-0.07730.9%54.6%
9/5 suited24.77%3.72-0.07860.3%54.9%
9/7 unsuited24.76%3.72-0.07860.9%55.81%
K/3 unsuited24.84%3.68-0.08670.9%56.71%
T/4 suited24.54%3.71-0.09030.3%57.01%
J/2 suited24.41%3.72-0.09180.3%57.32%
5/4 suited24.33%3.73-0.09270.3%57.62%
Q/5 unsuited24.35%3.67-0.10630.9%58.52%
6/4 suited23.74%3.73-0.11480.3%58.82%
K/2 unsuited24.05%3.68-0.11590.9%59.73%
T/3 suited23.82%3.71-0.11640.3%60.03%
Pair of 2's22.51%3.9-0.12270.45%60.48%
7/4 suited23.39%3.72-0.12960.3%60.78%
Q/4 unsuited23.54%3.67-0.13720.9%61.69%
T/2 suited23.15%3.71-0.14080.3%61.99%
8/4 suited23.13%3.71-0.14130.3%62.29%
7/6 unsuited23.12%3.7-0.14380.9%63.2%
J/6 unsuited23.22%3.68-0.14580.9%64.1%
9/4 suited23.05%3.71-0.14590.3%64.4%
8/6 unsuited22.96%3.7-0.15120.9%65.31%
T/6 unsuited23.03%3.68-0.1520.9%66.21%
5/3 suited22.72%3.72-0.15430.3%66.52%
9/6 unsuited22.82%3.69-0.15780.9%67.42%
9/3 suited22.55%3.7-0.16470.3%67.72%
Q/3 unsuited22.75%3.66-0.16620.9%68.63%
J/5 unsuited22.67%3.66-0.17090.9%69.53%
6/3 suited22%3.72-0.18150.3%69.83%
4/3 suited21.9%3.72-0.18430.3%70.14%
9/2 suited21.89%3.71-0.18840.3%70.44%
Q/2 unsuited21.99%3.66-0.19430.9%71.34%
7/3 suited21.64%3.71-0.19720.3%71.64%
J/4 unsuited21.89%3.65-0.20080.9%72.55%
6/5 unsuited21.67%3.68-0.2020.9%73.45%
8/3 suited21.41%3.7-0.20780.3%73.76%
7/5 unsuited21.4%3.67-0.21380.9%74.66%
5/2 suited21.03%3.71-0.21910.3%74.96%
8/2 suited20.94%3.7-0.22520.3%75.26%
8/5 unsuited21.11%3.66-0.22660.9%76.17%
T/5 unsuited21.19%3.64-0.2280.9%77.07%
J/3 unsuited21.11%3.65-0.22930.9%77.98%
9/5 unsuited20.93%3.65-0.23510.9%78.88%
4/2 suited20.32%3.72-0.24440.3%79.19%
5/4 unsuited20.58%3.67-0.2450.9%80.09%
6/2 suited20.28%3.71-0.24750.3%80.39%
T/4 unsuited20.61%3.64-0.25090.9%81.3%
J/2 unsuited20.35%3.65-0.25740.9%82.2%
7/2 suited19.97%3.7-0.26150.3%82.5%
6/4 unsuited19.93%3.67-0.26950.9%83.41%
3/2 suited19.52%3.72-0.27370.3%83.71%
T/3 unsuited19.84%3.63-0.27910.9%84.62%
7/4 unsuited19.51%3.65-0.28740.9%85.52%
8/4 unsuited19.2%3.64-0.30110.9%86.43%
T/2 unsuited19.09%3.63-0.30650.9%87.33%
9/4 unsuited19.07%3.63-0.30810.9%88.24%
5/3 unsuited18.86%3.65-0.31140.9%89.14%
9/3 unsuited18.51%3.62-0.32910.9%90.05%
6/3 unsuited18.06%3.65-0.34150.9%90.95%
4/3 unsuited17.96%3.65-0.34380.9%91.86%
9/2 unsuited17.78%3.62-0.3560.9%92.76%
7/3 unsuited17.62%3.63-0.36040.9%93.67%
8/3 unsuited17.36%3.61-0.37260.9%94.57%
5/2 unsuited17.01%3.63-0.38230.9%95.48%
8/2 unsuited16.83%3.61-0.39260.9%96.38%
4/2 unsuited16.26%3.63-0.40920.9%97.29%
6/2 unsuited16.2%3.62-0.41350.9%98.19%
7/2 unsuited15.83%3.6-0.430.9%99.1%
3/2 unsuited15.39%3.63-0.44120.9%100%
Total3.750100%

Methodology

This table is the result of a random simulation of 38,594,556,000 games and assumes all players stay in until the end of the hand.

Texas Holdem Poker Odds Chart

The following table shows my power rating for each initial 2-card hand in a 4-player game. The numbers are on a 0 to 40 scale. Use the top table if you have a pair, the middle table if your cards are suited, and the bottom table if your cards are unsuited. Except for a pair,look up your high card along the left and your low card along the top.

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