PART 3
Using the ‘outs’ to calculate Texas Hold’em poker odds
Let’s break this down:
We have already determined that you have nine 🤶 ‘outs’.
There are 52 cards in a deck and two of those are in your hand, leaving 50.
There are four cards 🤶 exposed from the flop and turn, leaving 46 cards.
Your opponent is holding two cards, but we ignore those as our 🤶 calculations in online Texas Hold’em poker are only based on the cards you can see and what could be left 🤶 in the deck.
First calculate how many cards from the deck you can’t see:
52 Cards in a deck – 2 Cards 🤶 in your hand – 4 Cards dealt in the flop and turn = 46 Unseen cards
*Still ignoring what your opponent 🤶 may be holding
The unseen cards are then split into winners and losers:
LOSERS 37 cards in the deck that will cause 🤶 you to lose Clubs Diamonds Spades WINNERS 9 cards in the deck that will give you a win
YOUR ODDS 37 🤶 to 9 Your odds of getting the winning flush This simplifies down to 4:1 (or 20% for those that like 🤶 to use percentages) In other words, you are 4 times more likely to lose this pot than you are to 🤶 win it.
Common poker outs scenarios
To help you get to grips with the idea of poker outs, we’ve provided the outs 🤶 and odds on some common scenarios you’re likely to see at the table. Use this simple odds chart for calculating 🤶 odds and probabilities while playing, especially when you are drawing and hoping to improve your hand.
It has basic hand odds 🤶 given the number of “outs” after the flop or after the turn. These “outs” represent the cards you need to 🤶 hit to make a better hand, such as turning a pair into three-of-a-kind, or filling a straight draw. You’ll notice 🤶 there’s a big difference between having just one card to come, and two. For the example above – the flush 🤶 draw – your chances go up to 35% from 20% if you have both turn and river to come.
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