SOME BASICS ON POKER STATISTICS

Poker is a highly erratic game and as much as you would like to believe that what you assume the other players have in their hand is correct, there is still a possibility that you might be mistaken. This very doubt is what poses a challenge to the mind, making Poker a game of expertise, sharp memory and perfect psychology, attributes that cause the game to be not only stimulating but enjoyable as well.


Practice makes one perfect, therefore more poker games means an enhancement of your gaming skills. The best way of improving your skills is by perceiving the odds. Here we shall discuss how to understand odds by taking a look at some graphical representations that will help you discover how odds work. As soon as you learn the functions of odds and your prospects of victory, you will see that it makes a lot of difference to your game play

Pre Flop Deal Odds and Community Cards

Defined Pocket Pair, like Ace-Ace -----------220 to 1

Ace-King suited------------------------------331 to 1

Ace-King off-suit----------------------------110 to 1

Ace with less than Jack, suited--------------36 to 1

Ace with less than Jack, off-suit------------11 to 1

Any Pair-------------------------------------16 to 1

Any two cards suited-------------------------3.25 to 1

Any two cards connected and suited-----------47 to 1

Any two cards connected and off-suit --------15 to 1



A set with pocket pair-----------------------7.5 to 1

Any pair or more-----------------------------2.1 to 1

2 or more suited cards with suited hand------7.5 to 1



Hit a flush with 4 suited on flop------------1.86 to 1

Hit a full house or more with 2 pairs--------5 to 1

2 pair or 3 of a kind with pair on flop------11 to 1