Top 10 Poker Stats
Have you always hated maths? Does the thought of calculating statistics give you goose bumps? Here’s 10 stats which will guide you on your way
1. Your chances of hitting aces
One in 220! So have patience!
2. Kings in hand
When you have kings in your hand, you have one chance in 22 to see aces at a full table of 10 players.
So get some money in the pot!
3. A pair against a less valuable pair
| Example | ||
|---|---|---|
80% chance |
Versus |
Only 20% chance of victory |
4. A typical coin-flip situation
| one pair against two superior cards. This is your classic “race” we often hear of. | ||
|---|---|---|
52% chance |
Versus |
48% chance |
The pair is slightly favoured in most cases
5. One community card and one superior card
The weaker the kicker, the greater the chances of sharing the pot
| Example 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
72% chance |
Versus |
23% chance |
| 5% chance of sharing the pot | ||
| Example 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
34% chance |
Versus |
22% chance |
| 44% chance of sharing the pot | ||
6. Transforming one’s pocket pair into a set
The mantra of small pairs: if I make my set on the flop, it’s going to hurt!
12% (1 in 8) chance of making a set on the flop
4% (1 in 24) chance of making a set on the turn
4% (1 in 24) chance of making a set on the river
That is, a 20% (1 in 5) chance in all.
7. Completing one’s flush after the flop
Or, “How not to throw one’s money out the window.”
| Player | Flop |
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20% (1 in 5) chance of making one’s flush at the turn.
4% (1 in 5) chance of making one’s flush at the river. That is, a 35% (1 in 3) chance in all.
8. Completing one’s straight after the flop
Flush and straight: Same battle?
| Player | Flop |
|---|---|
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17% (1 in 6) chance of making a straight at the Turn 17% (1 in 6) chance of making a straight at the River
That is, a 31% (1 in 3) chance in all.
9. Miracles
They say they exist.
Straight and flush: Same battle?
Don’t count on them to make you a winner.
A few examples of post-flop magic:
- Beat a pocket pair with a set: 5% (1 in 20)
- Beat a flush with a pair: 3% (1 in 33)
- Beat a flush with a straight: 0% (!!!)
10. The degree of statistics’ reliability is 100%
Don’t let bad times get you down. If you put your money in the pot as the favourite, most of the time you will be a winning player