Probability is a major factor in any poker game. If you don’t know the odds of getting a particular hand that you’re looking to finish, you’re simply guessing in the dark as to if, when, or how much you should bet. In poker, odds are extremely important. You need to know the odds of finishing a flush or a full house so you can figure out just how much you should bet on finishing them. The most popular form of poker played today is Texas Hold’Em, so this page will concentrate on this particular game, but for any poker game, the methods of figuring out the odds are the same. If you’re looking to become a serious poker player, you’ll want to figure out what these methods are – to learn how to figure out how to calculate your own poker odds, visit this poker odds calculator page. Meanwhile, if you’re just looking for a quick reference to memorize or keep on hand while playing online poker, check out the poker odds chart below.
| What is the Probability... |
% of the Time This Will Occur |
Odds against |
| You will be dealt a pair before the flop |
5.9 |
16 to 1 |
| You will be dealt suited cards before the flop |
23.5 |
3.25 to 1 |
| You will be dealt two Kings or two Aces before the flop |
0.9 |
110 to 1 |
| You will be dealt an Ace and King before the flop |
1.2 |
81.9 to 1 |
| You will be dealt at least one Ace before the flop |
15 |
5.70 to 1 |
| You will be dealt two Aces before the flop |
0.45 |
220 to 1 |
You will make a flush if you already have four parts of it after the flop |
35 |
1.86 to 1 |
| You will make a straight flush if you already have four parts of an open-end straight flush after the flop |
8.4 |
10.9 to 1 |
| You will make at least a straight if you already have four parts of an open-end straight slush after the flop |
54 |
0.85 to 1 |
| You will make a full house or better if you have two pair after the flop |
16.7 |
4.97 to 1 |
| You will make a full house or better if you have three of a kind after the flop |
33.4 |
1.99 to 11 |
| You will get a pair on the flop if you do not already hold a pair |
32.4 |
2.08 to 1 |
| You will get two or more of the same suit on the flop that match two suited cards you already have |
11.8 |
7.48 to 1 |
| You will make at least a three of a kind by the river if you only have one pair after the flop |
8.42 |
10.9 to 1 |
| With a Pocket Pair Before the Flop, What is the Probability... |
% of the Time This Will Occur |
Odds Against |
You will get a set or better on the flop |
11.8 |
7.5 to 1 |
| You will get a set on the flop |
10.8 |
8.3 to 1 |
| You will get three of a kind on the flop |
11.76 |
7.51 to 1 |
| You will get four of a kind on the flop |
0.25 |
407 to 1 |
| You will make a set or better by the river |
19 |
4.2 to 1 |
| With Two Suited Cards Before the Flop, What is the Probability... |
% of the Time This Will Occur |
Odds Against |
| You will get a flush on the flop |
118 to 1 |
0.84 |
| You will get a flush draw on the flop (four cards of the same suit) |
8.1 to 1 |
10.9 |
| You will get one more card of the same suit on the flop |
1.4 to 1 |
41.6 |
| You will get a flush by the river |
15 to 1 |
6.4 |
| With Two Non-Paired Cards, What is the Probability of Flopping... |
% of the Time This Will Occur |
Odds Against |
| A pair |
29 |
2.5 to 1 |
| Two pair using both of your pocket cards |
2 |
49 to 1 |
| Any two pair from two non-pair cards |
4 |
24 to 1 |
| Three of a kind using one of your pocket cards |
1.35 |
73 to 1 |
| A full house |
0.09 |
1087 to 1 |
| Four of a kind using one of your pocket cards |
0.01 |
9799 to 1 |
| On the Turn , What is the Probability of Making... |
% of the Time This Will Occur |
Odds Against |
| A full house or better from a set (seven outs) |
15 |
5.7 to 1 |
| A full house from two pair (four outs) |
9 |
11 to 1 |
| A flush from four cards of the same suit (nine outs) |
19 |
4.2 to 1 |
| A straight from an open-ended straight (eight outs) |
17 |
4.9 to 1 |
| A straight from a gutshot straight (a straight with a hole inside) (four outs) |
9 |
11 to 1 |
| From the Flop to (but excluding) the River, What is the Probability of Making... |
% of the Time This Will Occur |
Odds Against |
| A full house or better from a set |
33 |
2 to 1 |
| A full house or better from two pair (four outs) |
17 |
5.1 to 1 |
| A flush from four cards of the same suit (nine outs) |
35 |
1.9 to 1 |
| Four cards of the same suit (nine outs) |
4.2 |
23 to 1 |
| A straight from an open-ended straight draw (eight outs) |
32 |
2.2 to 1 |
| A straight from a gutshot straight draw (four outs) |
17 |
5.1 to 1 |
| On the River, What is the Probability of Making... |
% of the Time This Will Occur |
Odds Against |
| A full house or better from a set (10 outs) |
22 |
3.6 to 1 |
| A full house from two pair (four outs) |
9.1 |
11 to 1 |
| A flush from a four-flush (nine outs) |
20 |
4.1 to 1 |
| An open-ended straight draw (eights outs) |
17 |
4.8 to 1 |
| A gutshot straight (getting the necessary cards to complete a straight that is missing a card from between two other cards) (four outs) |
8 |
11 to 1 |
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