We receive many questions on poker odds, and you can read about some of them and other typical poker dilemmas in our forum. This section explains, with examples, the odds of improving your hand on either the Turn card or the River. Player 2's cards are only displayed where they are relevant to the example.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Trips over Trips � Player 1 has a 4% chance of improving from this point, which equates to odds of 46:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Pocket Pair over Pocket Pair Player 1 has an 8% chance of improving from this point, which equates to odds of 23:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Same pair, worse kicker Player 1 has a 12.5% chance of improving from this point, which equates to odds of 15:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Inside Straight Draw. Player 1 has a 16.5% chance of making the draw from this point. Chance of catching one of four 9s is 11:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Middle Pair versus Top Pair. Player 1 has a 20% chance of improving his hand. Chance of catching one of two 4's or three Aces is 8:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Two Overcards. Player 1 has a 24% chance of improving with the remaining Community Cards. This equates to odds of 7-1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Inside Straight Draw plus one Overcard. Player 1 has a 28% chance of improvement equating to odds of 6-1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Outside Straight Draw. Player 1 has a 31.5% chance of catching the draw equating to odds of 5:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Flush Draw. Player 1 has a 35% chance of making the Flush equating to odds of 4:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Inside Straight Draw with 2 Overcards. Player 1 has a 38% chance of improving equating to odds of 7:2.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Outside Straight Draw and an Overcard. Player 1 has a 42% chance of improving equating to odds of 3:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Flush Draw and Inside Straight Draw. Player 1 has a 45% chance of improving equating to odds of 5:2.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Outside Straight Draw and a Pair. Player 1 has a 48% chance of improving equating to odds of 5:2.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Flush Draw and a Pair. Player 1 has a 51% chance of improving this hand equating to odds of just over 2:1.
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Community Cards (at the flop)
Example Outside Straight Draw and Flush Draw. Player 1 has a 54% chance of making this hand equating to odds of 2:1.
