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 Pre Flop Hand odds in Texas Holdem.
Trying to figure out what hands to play before the flop can be complicated and is probably the most common thing beginners have a hard time with. It is truly difficult to figure out which cards are worth playing and which aren?t. I have herd the argument that all cards are the same before the flop and a crap hand can be gold after the flop and your awesome pocket AA can be worthless. So how do you decide which hands to play before the flop. The best thing to do is to learn what the pre flop odds are on poker hands. What this does is to help you play poker hands pre flop that are statistically favored, otherwise you will find that playing every hand can get costly and yes sometimes you will get lucky and hit those lucky flops, however if you want to bring your poker game to a level of where you are consistently winning then you will need to learn poker hand odds. Hands that are favored by the odds are what you should be playing most of the time.
We have listed some pre flop hand odds for you below these will show you some of the most common poker hand odds versus another hand. Instead of just having the pre flop hand odds we are showing you how certain hands stack up against others before the flop.
This way if you have some sort of read on your opponents and what you think his hand is you can make a decision whether to call or fold.
Pocket Pair vs. Smaller Pocket Pair
(ex. KK vs. 66)
80 percent vs. 20percent in favor of the bigger pair. This can vary depending on distance from each other because of the ability to interfere with someone making the straight. If they are close together like 10 10 vs QQ it gives strength to the higher pocket pair. If you are suited similar this will also gives strength to the higher pocket pair.
Pocket Pair vs. Two Overcards
(ex. 88 vs AK)
This is the typical coin flip situation, typically 55 percent versus. 45percent in favor of the pocket pair. However a hand like Jack-Ten suited vs. a small pocket pair like 5?s or lower actually has the edge because the pair does not interfere with Jack-Ten's straight making ability.
Pocket Pair vs. Two Undercards
(ex. QQ vs. T7)
80 percent to 20 percent in favor of the pocket pair. The two undercards actually vary between 14% and 23%. That's based on the suits and if the two overcards interfere with their ability to make a straight.
Pocket Pair vs. One Overcard and One Undercard
(ex. TT vs. K9)
70% to 30% in favor of the pocket pair. It also helps the over/over hand by 1% or so if it is an Ace and a 2,3,4, or 5, because in those cases the pocket pair doesn't interfere with your low end straight chances.
Pocket Pair vs Same Card and One Overcard
(ex. JJ vs. AJ)
Almost the same as the above scenario, 70%-30% to 65%-35% in favor of the pocket pair. The pocket pair's advantage can end up as low as 60% if it's against middle-suited connectors.
Pocket Pair vs Same Card and One Undercard
(ex. AA vs. AK)
This is the worst situation you can be in. You are Super dominated. It's around a 85% to 15% chance in favor of the pocket pair. Your going to have to get really lucky to win that one. Even if the pocket pair is up against a suited connector, it is at best 80% to 20%.
Two Overcards vs. Two Undercards
(ex. KQ vs. JT)
It's typically 65% to 35%. If the undercards are significantly far enough away from the overs and suited without matching an overcard's suit, the advantage can be reduced to as much as 60% to 40%.
Overcard & Undercard vs. two middle cards
(ex. A9 vs. QJ)
This is usually around 60%-40% in favor of the overcard/undercard. It can reduce the advantage to 52% to 48% with a middle-suited connectors that don't share a suit with the over/under and where there is no straight interference. Something like A2o vs 89s. The A hand is favored because if no one makes a hand the hi card has you beat so this helps the odds there.
1st and 3rd Highest vs. 2nd and 4th Highest
(ex. KJ vs. QT)
Varies from a 70%-30% to a 60%-40% advantage for the 1st/3rd hand but mostly just falls around a typical 2 to 1 edge for the guy with the highest card.
Same ranks
(87 vs 87)
If it's suited vs. offsuit, the suited cards gain a 2.5% edge. In any other case, it'll be 50%-50% (surprised?).
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