Probabilities

When you first see the cards that you have been dealt, it is quite natural to hope that the next card or cards that you receive will make up the perfect hand.

However there are quite a few cards left in the pack, and it will help if you are aware of the odds against you receiving the cards that will make your hand a winner.

 

Outs

Draw

Turn (47 cards left)

River (46 cards left)

Turn and River

Odds

Percent

Odds

Percent

Odds

Percent

20

 

1.35 : 1

42.60%

1.30 : 1

43.50%

0.48 : 1

67.50%

19

 

1.47 : 1

40.40%

1.42 : 1

41.30%

0.54 : 1

65%

18

 

1.61 : 1

38.30%

1.56 : 1

39.10%

0.60 : 1

62.40%

17

 

1.76 : 1

36.20%

1.71 : 1

37%

0.67 : 1

59.80%

16

 

1.94 : 1

34%

1.88 : 1

34.80%

0.75 : 1

57%

15

Flush + Open ended straight

2.13 : 1

31.90%

2.07 : 1

32.60%

0.85 : 1

54.10%

14

 

2.36 : 1

29.80%

2.29 : 1

30.40%

0.95 : 1

51.20%

13

 

2.62 : 1

27.70%

2.54 : 1

28.30%

1.08 : 1

48.10%

12

Flush + Gut shot straight

2.92 : 1

25.50%

2.83 : 1

26.10%

1.22 : 1

45%

11

 

3.27 : 1

23.40%

3.18 : 1

23.90%

1.40 : 1

41.70%

10

 

3.70 : 1

21.30%

3.60 : 1

21.70%

1.60 : 1

38.40%

9

Flush

4.22 : 1

19.20%

4.11 : 1

19.60%

1.86 : 1

35%

8

Open ended straight

4.88 : 1

17%

4.75 : 1

17.40%

2.18 : 1

31.50%

7

 

5.71 : 1

14.90%

5.57 : 1

15.20%

2.59 : 1

27.80%

6

 

6.83 : 1

12.80%

6.67 : 1

13%

3.14 : 1

24.10%

5

 

8.40 : 1

10.60%

8.20 : 1

10.90%

3.91 : 1

20.40%

4

Gut shot straight

10.75 : 1

8.50%

10.50 : 1

8.70%

5.07 : 1

16.50%

3

 

14.67 : 1

6.40%

14.33 : 1

6.50%

7.01 : 1

12.50%

2

 

22.50 : 1

4.30%

22.00 : 1

4.40%

10.88 : 1

8.40%

1

 

46.00 : 1

2.10%

45.00 : 1

2.20%

22.50 : 1

4.3