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Want to improve your poker game? Knowing how to calculate your odds of building a strong hand is a key step in becoming a good poker player. The calculation used in determining poker odds is influenced by a variety of factors but can be deduced using simple arithmetic. Keep reading for a quick, easy tutorial on how to learn poker percentages, so you can become an even more formidable player.
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- To quickly calculate your hand percentages, multiply the number of outs by 4 for 2-card draws. Multiply by 2 when calculating the percentages of a single draw, as with the river.Thanks
- When adding up outs, be careful not to over-count. Under some circumstances, certain cards can contribute to 2 or more hands. For example, it after the flop you have both flush and straight draws (say, the 10, 9, 7 and 2 of diamonds, and the 8 of clubs) you might deduce that you have 17 outs. There are 9 outs for any of the remaining diamonds and 8 outs for any jack or 6, which would complete the straight. In reality, there are 15 outs because the jack and 6 of diamonds would complete either hand.Thanks
- Sometimes outs aren't true outs. In certain situations, an out may be more beneficial to your opponent than you. A good example is when you're playing an open- straight draw but the flop produces 3 suited cards. You have 8 outs � 4 on each end of the straight � but the cards suited to the flop actually benefit your opponent more because they hold a potential flush draw. Therefore, your outs are reduced to 6.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://www.beatthefish.com/poker-strategy/texas-holdem-odds/
- ↑ http://www.thepokerbank.com/tools/odds-charts/percentage/
- ↑ https://www.tightpoker.com/poker_odds.html
- ↑ http://www.pokerology.com/lessons/drawing-odds/
- ↑ http://www.thepokerbank.com/tools/odds-charts/ratio-percentage/
- ↑ https://www.cardschat.com/odds-for-dummies.php
- http://www.tightpoker.com/poker_odds.html
- http://www.beatthefish.com/poker-strategy/texas-holdem-poker-hands.html
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