Pairs

Question 1

In what percentage of hands are you dealt any pair?

Answer 1

Percentage: 5.9%

Odds: 16 to 1

Question 2

In what percentage of hands are you dealt a SPECIFIC pair (AA, KK, 55, etc.)

Answer 2

Percentage: 0.45% (less than half of a percent).

Odds: 220 to 1

Question 3

How often will you flop exactly a set? What are the percentage and odds of flopping a set?

Answer 3

Percentage: 10.8%

Odds: 8.3 to 1

Question 4

What percentage of the time will you flop a set OR BETTER? What are the odds?

Answer 4

Percentage: about 12% of the time.

Odds: a little worse than 1 time out of 8.

Question 5

What are the percentage and odds of flopping a full house (either by hit set with a pocket pair and a paired board or trips on the flop)?

Answer 5

Percentage: 0.98%

Odds: 101 to 1

Question 6

What are the percentage and odds of flopping quads?

Answer 6

Percentage: 0.25%

Odds: 407 to 1

Question 7

What are the odds of hitting a set (or better) if you get all the way to the river?

Answer 7

About 1 in every 5 times.

Percentage: 16.7%

Odds: 5 to 1

Question 8

What are the percentage and odds of hitting a set, a full house, or quads on the flop?

Answer 8

Percentage: 12.0%

Odds: 7.3 to 1

Question 9

What are the percentage and odds of turning, from a set on the flop, a full house or better? How often will you hit a boat or better on the turn?

Answer 9

Percentage: 14.9%

Odds: 5.7 to 1

Question 10

What are the percentage and odds of hitting a set or better by the river (seeing all five community cards, excluding straights and flushes)?

Answer 10

Percentage: 21.1%

Odds: 3.7 to 1

Question 11

What are the percentage and odds of hitting a full house or better on the river (from a set on the flop and seeing the turn and river)?

Answer 11

Percentage: 33.3%

Odds: 2 to 1

Question 12

What are the percentage and odds of hitting a full house or better on the river (from having a set in the flop or the turn)?

Answer 12

Percentage: 21.7%

Odds: 3.6 to 1