Texas Hold'em Chances
| Outs |
2 Cards |
1 Card |
| 15 |
54.12% |
32.61% |
| 14 |
51.16% |
20.43% |
| 13 |
48.10% |
28.26% |
| 12 |
44.96% |
26.09% |
| 11 |
41.72% |
23.91% |
| 10 |
38.39% |
21.74% |
| 9 |
34.97% |
19.57% |
| 8 |
31.45% |
17.39% |
| 7 |
27.84% |
15.22% |
| 6 |
24.14% |
13.04% |
| 5 |
20.35% |
10.87% |
| 4 |
16.47% |
8.70% |
| 3 |
12.49% |
6.52% |
| 2 |
8.42% |
4.35% |
| 1 |
4.26% |
2.17% |
No need to memorize this chart. A few sessions with RealPokerOdds™, and it will become second nature.
The procedure for computing Pot Odds, while straightforward, requires
a bit of math. And let's face it, with all of the other things going on at the table (reading tells, looking
for signs of weakness or strength, etc.) the last thing you want to be doing is crunching numbers. Besides the
everpresent chance of a mental mistake, nothing says "I'm on a draw" faster than someone visibly
doing computations in their head. Calculating the odds manually is just not a practical way to play poker.
Which is exactly why most poker professionals don't calculate the odds. Instead, they memorize the percentages
for common situations, and use them when they are needed. Take the table to the right. Who wants to calculate
in their the head the chance of hitting an open-ended straight (8 outs) with two cards to draw? If you have
the chart committed to memory, then you know automatically that it's 31.45%, or a little worse than 2:1.
Of course, this raises another dilema, in that who has time to memorize percentage tables? And could there be
anything more boring? Once again, RealPokerOdds™ is the solution. The more you use RealPokerOdds™, the more times
you will see percentages while you are playing. And you will start memorizing the percentages
without even realizing you are doing it. Almost immediately you will associate 35% with flush draws, and
31% with open-ended straight draws. And the unusual draw counts will also become embedded in your memory,
because you will see them as they happen.
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