Odds Of Getting Hands In Texas Holdem

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Getting dealt pocket Aces This is an article about one of the best or worst (depending on the point of view) situations in poker, namely the AA vs KK hand including odds and probabilities for AA vs KK. Every poker player loves to look down on their hole cards and see a pair of aces staring back at them. It really is a beautiful site, albeit a rather rare one that will only happen, on average. Let's start with some rather simple but quite important odds: being dealt aces. There are 1,326 different hole-card combinations in Texas Hold'em poker and 6 of them are aces. Thus the odds of being dealt aces in any hand are 6 to 1,320 or 1 to 221 (or 0.45%). You probably already knew that.

  1. Odds Of Getting Hands In Texas Holdem Against
  2. Odds Of Getting Hands In Texas Holdem Rules
  3. Odds Of Getting Hands In Texas Holdem Card Game

Introduction

The following table ranks the top hands in a 6-player game. This table assumes that all players stay in until the end.

Odds Of Getting Hands In Texas Holdem Against

Odds of starting hands in texas holdemExplanation of column headings:
  • Cards: Initial two-card hand.
  • Probability of win: Probability that this hand will win, or tie for the win.
  • Average win: This is how much the player will win on average, including his own bets, if the player does win. This is less than 6 because sometimes the player will have to split the pot.
  • Expected value: This is how many units the player can expect to win (positive) or lose (negative) with this hand. For example if the player had a pair of aces and contibuted $1 to the pot then the player could expect to have a net win of $1.95.
  • Probability: Probability of getting this hand to begin with.
  • Additive probability: Probability of getting this hand or any stronger hand to begin with.

Initial Hold'em Hands in Rank Order for 6-Player Game

CardsProbability of WinAverage WinExpected ValueProbabilityAdditive Probability
Pair of A's49.51%5.961.95080.45%0.45%
Pair of K's43.32%5.951.57750.45%0.90%
Pair of Q's38.3%5.931.27290.45%1.36%
Pair of J's34.05%5.921.01420.45%1.81%
A/K suited32.15%5.80.86410.30%2.11%
Pair of T's30.44%5.890.79440.45%2.56%
A/Q suited30.56%5.760.75890.30%2.87%
K/Q suited29.55%5.760.70150.30%3.17%
A/J suited29.28%5.710.67230.30%3.47%
A/K unsuited28.96%5.770.67040.90%4.37%
K/J suited28.28%5.720.61670.30%4.68%
A/T suited28.27%5.670.60210.30%4.98%
Pair of 9's27.11%5.890.59780.45%5.43%
Q/J suited27.57%5.710.57370.30%5.73%
A/Q unsuited27.21%5.710.5550.90%6.64%
K/T suited27.32%5.680.55060.30%6.94%
Q/T suited26.64%5.670.51010.30%7.24%
K/Q unsuited26.28%5.720.50280.90%8.14%
J/T suited26.33%5.660.49040.30%8.45%
A/J unsuited25.79%5.660.45970.90%9.35%
A/9 suited25.75%5.620.44740.30%9.65%
Pair of 8's24.51%5.880.44160.45%10.11%
K/J unsuited24.88%5.670.40970.90%11.01%
K/9 suited24.73%5.640.39460.30%11.31%
A/8 suited24.98%5.580.39330.30%11.61%
A/T unsuited24.66%5.60.38170.90%12.52%
Q/J unsuited24.26%5.660.37210.90%13.42%
Q/9 suited24.07%5.640.35650.30%13.73%
A/7 suited24.27%5.540.34440.30%14.03%
T/9 suited23.9%5.620.34320.30%14.33%
J/9 suited23.82%5.630.34080.30%14.63%
K/T unsuited23.8%5.610.33560.90%15.54%
A/5 suited24.19%5.50.33090.30%15.84%
Pair of 7's22.35%5.870.31160.45%16.29%
Q/T unsuited23.2%5.610.30060.90%17.19%
A/4 suited23.63%5.50.30020.30%17.5%
A/6 suited23.5%5.510.29540.30%17.8%
J/T unsuited23.03%5.60.28950.90%18.7%
K/8 suited22.97%5.580.2830.30%19%
A/3 suited23.05%5.510.27050.30%19.31%
Q/8 suited22.24%5.590.24360.30%19.61%
K/7 suited22.37%5.550.24060.30%19.91%
A/2 suited22.39%5.520.23570.30%20.21%
T/8 suited22.12%5.580.23450.30%20.51%
J/8 suited22.01%5.590.22980.30%20.81%
9/8 suited21.72%5.60.21650.30%21.12%
A/9 unsuited21.93%5.530.21360.90%22.02%
Pair of 6's20.59%5.850.20540.45%22.47%
K/6 suited21.75%5.520.19960.30%22.78%
K/5 suited21.29%5.490.16920.30%23.08%
K/9 unsuited20.98%5.560.16590.90%23.98%
A/8 unsuited21.07%5.470.15330.90%24.89%
Q/7 suited20.65%5.540.14340.30%25.19%
K/4 suited20.75%5.50.14060.30%25.49%
8/7 suited20.39%5.570.13670.30%25.79%
Q/9 unsuited20.41%5.550.13340.90%26.7%
T/7 suited20.46%5.540.13330.30%27%
T/9 unsuited20.44%5.540.13220.90%27.9%
9/7 suited20.30%5.570.12990.30%28.21%
J/7 suited20.38%5.540.12930.30%28.51%
J/9 unsuited20.28%5.550.12480.90%29.41%
K/3 suited20.25%5.510.11540.30%29.71%
Pair of 5's19.05%5.840.11180.45%30.17%
Q/6 suited20.19%5.50.11090.30%30.47%
A/7 unsuited20.25%5.420.09810.90%31.37%
K/2 suited19.76%5.520.09090.30%31.67%
A/5 unsuited20.15%5.370.0830.90%32.58%
Q/5 suited19.72%5.480.08060.30%32.88%
7/6 suited19.31%5.560.07360.30%33.18%
8/6 suited19.11%5.540.0590.30%33.48%
Q/4 suited19.22%5.490.05470.30%33.79%
A/4 unsuited19.51%5.370.04840.90%34.69%
A/6 unsuited19.43%5.380.04580.90%35.6%
K/8 unsuited19.04%5.480.0430.90%36.5%
T/6 suited18.95%5.490.04070.30%36.8%
9/6 suited18.82%5.530.04020.30%37.1%
J/6 suited18.92%5.490.0380.30%37.41%
Pair of 4's17.76%5.840.03690.45%37.86%
Q/3 suited18.69%5.50.02810.30%38.16%
6/5 suited18.45%5.550.02330.30%38.46%
A/3 unsuited18.87%5.380.01480.90%39.37%
T/8 unsuited18.5%5.480.01380.90%40.27%
J/5 suited18.56%5.460.01310.30%40.57%
Q/8 unsuited18.43%5.480.01040.90%41.48%
Q/2 suited18.25%5.520.00630.30%41.78%
J/8 unsuited18.31%5.480.0040.90%42.68%
7/5 suited18.1%5.530.00070.30%42.99%
9/8 unsuited18.14%5.5-0.00130.90%43.89%
K/7 unsuited18.38%5.42-0.00360.90%44.8%
5/4 suited17.82%5.54-0.01250.30%45.1%
J/4 suited18.03%5.47-0.01390.30%45.4%
A/2 unsuited18.15%5.38-0.02350.90%46.3%
8/5 suited17.73%5.5-0.02440.30%46.61%
Pair of 3's16.69%5.85-0.02450.45%47.06%
J/3 suited17.57%5.48-0.03650.30%47.36%
T/5 suited17.62%5.44-0.0410.30%47.66%
9/5 suited17.41%5.48-0.04580.30%47.96%
K/6 unsuited17.72%5.38-0.0470.90%48.87%
6/4 suited17.17%5.54-0.04840.30%49.17%
J/2 suited17.11%5.5-0.05890.30%49.47%
T/4 suited17.19%5.44-0.06430.30%49.77%
Pair of 2's15.87%5.85-0.07080.45%50.23%
7/4 suited16.66%5.52-0.08090.30%50.53%
5/3 suited16.59%5.54-0.0810.30%50.83%
K/5 unsuited17.18%5.34-0.08290.90%51.73%
8/7 unsuited16.76%5.47-0.08410.90%52.64%
T/3 suited16.72%5.46-0.08710.30%52.94%
9/7 unsuited16.61%5.45-0.09530.90%53.85%
T/7 unsuited16.71%5.41-0.09620.90%54.75%
Q/7 unsuited16.7%5.4-0.0980.90%55.66%
J/7 unsuited16.51%5.41-0.10730.90%56.56%
8/4 suited16.25%5.49-0.10850.30%56.86%
T/2 suited16.27%5.48-0.10890.30%57.16%
K/4 unsuited16.59%5.34-0.1140.90%58.07%
4/3 suited15.9%5.56-0.11620.30%58.37%
9/4 suited16.05%5.46-0.12370.30%58.67%
6/3 suited15.77%5.54-0.1270.30%58.97%
Q/6 unsuited16.17%5.35-0.1350.90%59.88%
K/3 unsuited16.03%5.35-0.1420.90%60.78%
9/3 suited15.67%5.47-0.1430.30%61.09%
7/6 unsuited15.62%5.43-0.15120.90%61.99%
5/2 suited15.19%5.53-0.15930.30%62.29%
7/3 suited15.25%5.51-0.16050.30%62.59%
9/2 suited15.22%5.49-0.16440.30%62.9%
Q/5 unsuited15.66%5.31-0.16850.90%63.8%
K/2 unsuited15.49%5.36-0.16950.90%64.71%
8/6 unsuited15.35%5.41-0.16980.90%65.61%
8/3 suited14.94%5.47-0.18320.30%65.91%
4/2 suited14.68%5.56-0.18360.30%66.21%
9/6 unsuited15%5.38-0.1930.90%67.12%
T/6 unsuited15.06%5.33-0.19720.90%68.02%
Q/4 unsuited15.08%5.31-0.19870.90%68.93%
8/2 suited14.58%5.49-0.20.30%69.23%
6/5 unsuited14.71%5.41-0.20450.90%70.14%
J/6 unsuited14.94%5.32-0.20530.90%71.04%
6/2 suited14.37%5.53-0.20560.30%71.34%
3/2 suited14.02%5.58-0.21710.30%71.64%
Q/3 unsuited14.52%5.33-0.22670.90%72.55%
7/5 unsuited14.34%5.38-0.22890.90%73.45%
7/2 suited13.97%5.49-0.23310.30%73.76%
J/5 unsuited14.53%5.27-0.23390.90%74.66%
5/4 unsuited14.05%5.39-0.24180.90%75.57%
Q/2 unsuited14%5.34-0.25230.90%76.47%
8/5 unsuited13.87%5.34-0.25950.90%77.38%
J/4 unsuited13.96%5.28-0.26320.90%78.28%
6/4 unsuited13.34%5.39-0.28140.90%79.19%
9/5 unsuited13.48%5.3-0.28590.90%80.09%
T/5 unsuited13.63%5.24-0.28590.90%81%
J/3 unsuited13.42%5.29-0.28980.90%81.9%
T/4 unsuited13.16%5.23-0.31130.90%82.81%
J/2 unsuited12.92%5.3-0.31470.90%83.71%
5/3 unsuited12.71%5.38-0.31670.90%84.62%
7/4 unsuited12.78%5.34-0.31750.90%85.52%
T/3 unsuited12.62%5.25-0.33770.90%86.43%
8/4 unsuited12.29%5.29-0.350.90%87.33%
4/3 unsuited11.99%5.39-0.35370.90%88.24%
T/2 unsuited12.12%5.26-0.36230.90%89.14%
6/3 unsuited11.82%5.35-0.36720.90%90.05%
9/4 unsuited12.01%5.24-0.3710.90%90.95%
9/3 unsuited11.58%5.25-0.39270.90%91.86%
5/2 unsuited11.23%5.34-0.39980.90%92.76%
7/3 unsuited11.24%5.3-0.40460.90%93.67%
9/2 unsuited11.08%5.26-0.4170.90%94.57%
4/2 unsuited10.67%5.37-0.42670.90%95.48%
8/3 unsuited10.86%5.23-0.43140.90%96.38%
6/2 unsuited10.32%5.31-0.45190.90%97.29%
8/2 unsuited10.45%5.24-0.45220.90%98.19%
3/2 unsuited9.98%5.39-0.4620.90%99.1%
7/2 unsuited9.87%5.24-0.48330.90%100%
Total18.14%5.510100%0%

Top 20% of Hands in 6-Player Game

Starting
  • Pair of sevens or higher.
  • Suited A/7 or higher.
  • Suited A/5.
  • Any two suited cards both 9 or higher.
  • Unsuited A/T or higher.
  • Unsuited K/T or higher.
  • Unsuited Q/J.
OddsOdds of starting hands in texas holdem

Methodology

Odds Of Getting Hands In Texas Holdem Rules

This table is the result of a random simulation and assumes all players stay in until the end of the hand.

The following table shows my power rating for each initial 2-card hand in a 6-player game. The numbers are on a 0 to 40 scale. Use the top table if you have a pair, the middle table if your cards are suited, and the bottom table if your cards are unsuited. Except for a pair,look up your high card along the left and your low card along the top.

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Written by: Michael Shackleford