Poker Odds

Question 1

Having a pocket pair and hitting trips

Answer 1

Once every 9 times, roughly 12% of the time on the flop and 19% by the river

Question 2

Chances two players will flop a set

Answer 2

Once every 100 times or 1% of the time

Question 3

Having suited cards and flopping a flush

Answer 3

Once every 118 times or .8%

Question 4

Outs in a flush draw

Answer 4

9 outs: 35% based on the flop, goes down 20%

Question 5

Open-ended straight draw (oesd)

Answer 5

8 outs: 32% on the flop, goes down 17%

Question 6

Inside straight draw (gut shot)

Answer 6

4 outs: 16.5% on the flop, goes down 9%

Question 7

Having a two pair on the flop and getting a full house

Answer 7

4 outs: 9% on turn/river

Question 8

Having two overcards and improving to overpair after the flop

Answer 8

6 outs: 13% on turn/river

Question 9

Probability of one of your hole cards hitting a pair on the flop

Answer 9

1 in 3 or 30%

Question 10

If you flop trips, the odds of making a full house or better by the river

Answer 10

1 in 3 or roughly 33%

Question 11

If you flopped two pair, the odds of getting a full house or better by the river

Answer 11

16.74%

Question 12

Flopping a straight with connectors (54-JT)

Answer 12

1 in 76 or 1.4%

Question 13

Chance of an overcard hitting the board when you have a pocket pair

Answer 13

KK: flop 20%; river 35.3%
QQ: flop 40%; river 60%
JJ: flop 60%; river 76.3%
TT: 70%; river 86.9%

Question 14

Probability of suited/connector cards hitting the flop

Answer 14

Roughly 1/3 times: flush draw 35% (20% completed board), outside straight draw 32% (17% completed board)

Question 15

Counting combinations: unpaired hands (eg. AK)

Answer 15

16 combinations: 4 suited, 12 unsuited

eg, if an A is on the flop then that means there are only 12 combos of AK left

Question 16

Counting combinations: pocket pairs

Answer 16

6 combos of each pair

eg, if 1 of the cards are not available because it is either in your hand or on the flop, only 3 combos left

Question 17

Simplified Pot Odds vs. Equity Needed, if you are facing…

Answer 17

If you are facing:
1/2 pot bet - 3:1 (25% equity needed)
2/3 pot bet - 2.5:1 (29% equity needed)
1 pot bet - 2:1 (33% equity needed)

Question 18

Pot Odds

Answer 18

$ in pot: $ needed to call

eg. 2:1 (risk 1 unit to win 2)
eg. 150bb (in pot):50bb (to call)

Question 19

How often will at least one Ace will flop if you aren’t holding one?

Answer 19

23%

Question 20

How often will you flop an Ace if you are holding one?

Answer 20

17%

Question 21

Chances of hitting a backdoor flush/straight (runner-runner) draw?

Answer 21

Need two more cards to get the nuts, roughly 4% of hitting it from the flop. If you hit one of them on the turn, then it goes up to 17%

Question 22

Inside Straight Draw & Two Overcards

eg. AK on QT3 board

Answer 22

10 outs: on the flop 38% then goes down 21%