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Texas Hold’em Poker Hand Probabilities

December 30, 2009

I have searched around the net and some of the poker books that i have read for some good statistics on probabilities of hitting some big hands. Although it is all mathematics to most, it is this very jargon that can separate the losers from the winners.

Flush Probabilities

Probability of being dealt suited cards 23.5%
Probability of flopping a flush when holding two suited cards 0.8%
Probability of flopping a flush draw when holding two suited cards 10.9%
Probability of hitting a flush draw (both turn/river, needing one card to hit) 35%

Straight Probabilities

Probability of hitting an open-ended straight draw (i.e. 4 straight cards, need one on either end to hit on turn or river) 31.5%
Probability of hitting a gutshot draw (inside straight draw) on turn or river 16.5%

Pocket Pair Probabilities

Probability of being dealt a pocket pair 5.9%
Probability of hitting a three of a kind or quads at the flop when you hold a pocket pair 11.8%
Probability of being dealt AA 0.45%

Unpaired Hole Cards Probabilities

Probability of making a pair with one of your hole cards (example: hitting an ace or a king if you hold AK) 32.4%
Probability of hitting two pair on the flop with each of your hole cards (example: hitting both an ace and a king on the flop, when holding AK) 2%

Ace Probabilities

Probability that at least one of your hole cards is an ace 14.9%

Probability of no one holding an ace, assuming you do not have an ace. Note: this can be used for any card (because the chances of you being dealt an ace or a king is exactly the same).

# Players Probability
2 84.5%
3 70.9%
4 59%
5 48.6%
6 39.7%
7 32.1%
8 25.6%
9 20.1%
10 15.6%

Probability someone else does not have an ace, assuming you do have an ace, by total number of players:

# Players Probability
2 88.2%
3 77.5%
4 67.6%
5 58.6%
6 50.4%
7 43%
8 36.4%
9 30.5%
10 25.3%

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General Poker Rules and Poker Game Types

December 30, 2009

Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings.

Poker games differ in the way the cards are dealt, formation of hands, whether the high or low hand wins the pot , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed. The action always proceeds to the left.

Each player in turn must either match the maximum previous bet or fold, losing the amount bet so far and all further interest in the hand.

A player who matches a bet may also raise, increasing the bet. The betting round ends when all players have either matched the last bet or folded. If all but one player fold on any round, the remaining player collects the pot without showing his hand. If more than one player remains in contention after the final betting round, the hands are shown and the winning hand takes the pot.

  1. Texas Holdem
  2. Seven Card Draw
  3. Red Dog Poker
  4. Razz
  5. Omaha
  6. Five Card Poker
  7. Pai Gow
  8. Crazy Pineapple Poker

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Crazy Pineapple Poker- Fun Party Poker Game

December 30, 2009

I have just recently come across one of the most entertaining poker games of all time. Crazy Pineapple Poker is another variant of regular texas hold’em poker with a fruity twist. The game starts out very differently and ends up being the same as hold’em towards the end.

  • Like Texas  Hold’em, the 2 players to the left post blinds before the deal.
  • Then the changes begin for a brief while. Instead of being dealt 2 hole cards as in Texas Hold’em, each player gets 3 hole cards to begin. After the 3 hole cards are dealt, there’s a round of betting.
  • After the betting is complete, the flop is dealt, and another round of betting begins.
  • From this point onwards is where the “Crazy” begins- after the second round of betting is done, all players remaining in the hand choose 1 card from their 3 hole cards to discard. So everyone now only has the regular 2 hole cards just like in Texas Hold’em again.
  • From this point onwards the game is identical to Texas Hold’em. The turn is dealt, a round of betting happens, the river is dealt, another betting round, and then there’s the showdown. Players can use any combination of the 2 hole cards in their hands and the 5 board or community cards on the table to make the best hand, and the best hand wins the pot.

This game is very exciting and extremely fun to play with a group of poker players looking to have a refreshing take on poker. Let me know if any of you have tried it.

pineapple

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I want to be the best poker player that i can be. To be the best poker player i can be, what can i do to achieve this goal? Players like Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey and Gus Hanson have that regular poker players like me dont have? After some carefull consideration i have realised that its not just that the odds and percentages knowledge that give them an advantage but its the depth of their poker game knowledge and variety that gives them the ultimate edge. Can you call yourself a poker player if you dont know, understand or play the other types of poker? My quest is to cover the basics of all the types of poker and practice them. So below i will add some links to the rules and concepts of all the poker game types. Texas Holdem Seven Card Draw Red Dog Poker Razz Omaha Five Card Poker Pai Gow Crazy Pineapple Poker