Odds Of Making A Poker Hand

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Calculating hand odds are your chances of making a hand in Texas Hold'em poker. For example: To calculate your hand odds in a Texas Hold'em game when you hold two hearts and there are two hearts on the flop, your hand odds for making a flush are about 2 to 1. Poker hand odds: Any poker player knows the odds of winning the game in most situations. Poker is a game of percentages and probability and not a game of luck. Whether you like it or not odds are the very basis of decisions you will make at the poker table. Very strong hands: Very good one pair hands such as top pair with top kicker or an over-pair to the board. Examples: Q♠ Q♦ on a flop of 10♠ 4♣ 4♦ A♠ K♠ on a flop of A♦ 10♦ 4♠ Marginal hands: These are hands like middle pair. Examples: A♠ 10♦ on a flop of K♠ 10♥ 2♠ J♣ J♦ on a flop of Q♣ 8♦ 3♥ Drawing Hands.

Here are some important probabilities in Omaha that returns in different situations. Knowledge about probabilities will help you to better evaluate situations in poker. You will , for example, know when you should call and when you shouldn't, and, vice versa, know when to fold and when the odds are in your favor.

Table 1. **Playing situations**
Drawing hands probabilities	Odds	Percent
Double wraparound straight draw (e.g. hand: 9-8-5-4, flop: 7-6-x)	0.48-1	68%
Wraparound straight draw (e.g. hand: 8-5-4-x, flop: 7-6-x)	0.67-1	60%
Straight flush draw	0.84-1	54%
Hitting a full house with three pairs	3-1	24%
Hitting a full house with two pairs	5.1-1	16.5%
Hitting quads with a set	21.5-1	4.5%

Starting hands

There are many starting hands in Omaha (16.432 if not all suit combinations are counted), which makes it difficult to get an overview. Table 2 will hopefully increase that overview a bit.

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Table 2. **Starting hand versus average hand**
Situation	Percent
A-A-K-K double suited to win against average hand	73%
A-A-K-K rainbow to win against average hand	68%
A-A-7-7 double suited to win against average hand	72%
A-A-7-7 rainbow to win against average hand	67%
A-A-J-T double suited to win against average hand	76%
A-A-J-T rainbow to win against average hand	71%
J-T-9-8 double suited to win against average hand	56%
J-T-9-8 rainbow to win against average hand	49%

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Exemple of a double suited hand: Q♥ A♥ 2♦ K♦
Exemple of a rainbow hand: Q♥ A♣ 2♠ K♦
The best Omaha hands are less bigger favorites against an average hand compared to Texas Hold'em.
In Texas Hold'em, common knowledge is that A-A is very big favorite against all other hands. In Omaha, A-A as a part of a hand is far from that strong. In general, an A-A-x-x hand versus a random four-card hand is a 70-30 favorite in average (if all the starting hands that are normally folded are excluded, the A-A-x-x hands will be even less favorites).

Made hands versus draws

A typical feature in an Omaha Hi game is a set against a hand with several drawing possibilities. The made hand will not be a very big favorite (sometimes it is an underdog), so the recommended strategy is to play fast and bet/raise the pot in these situations.

Table 3. **Made hand versus drawing hand**
Situation	Percent
Top set against flush draw	70%-30%
Middle set against flush draw	70%-30%
Top set against flush draw + two pairs	68%-32%
Set against wraparound straight draw	52%-48%
Set against double wraparound straight draw	53%-47%

No decimals are used. The numbers are only approximal.

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Factors that can affect the odds are for example blocking cards.

Flush draws versus straight draws

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In Omaha, hands with flush draws are often more likely to win than straight draws.

Table 4. **Drawing hands**
Situation	Percent
Flush draw against wraparound	60%-40%
Flush draw against double wraparound	55%-45%

No decimals are used. The numbers are only approximal.

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Odds Of Making A Poker Hand Crossword

Since that many cards are in action, there are often combined possibilities, which makes it hard to give general percentages. A hand with a flush draw has mostly something else, like a pair or a straight draw as well.