Poker odds calculator: how often does your hand win?
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Pick any two cards, add the flop if you like, choose how many players: a free Texas Hold'em odds calculator, plus the starting-hand numbers and the rule of 4 and 2 that every player should know.
Every Hold'em decision comes back to one question: how often does this hand win? You can't see the other players' cards, but you can work out how your hand does against every hand they might hold. That's what this calculator does: it deals out thousands of random hands in a blink and counts.
Hold'em odds calculator (interactive)
Choose your two hole cards, up to five community cards and between one and eight opponents, and the calculator plays out thousands of random hands to show how often you win, tie or lose, and which hands you end up with.
How to read the numbers
Win is how often your hand ends up best at the showdown, tie how often it splits the pot, lose the rest. Players often add half the ties to the wins and call it your equity: your fair share of the pot if the hand were played out a thousand times.
The calculator plays your opponents' cards at random. Real players don't: someone who calls a big raise usually has a better hand than a random one. So treat the numbers as where your hand starts, not as a verdict on a particular hand at a particular table.
Starting hands, one opponent
| Your hand | Wins against one random hand |
|---|---|
| A♠ A♥ | about 85% |
| K♠ K♥ | about 82% |
| Q♠ Q♥ | about 80% |
| A♠ K♠ (suited) | about 67% |
| A♠ K♥ (offsuit) | about 65% |
| J♥ T♥ (suited) | about 58% |
| 2♠ 2♥ | about 50% |
| 7♣ 2♦ | about 35% |
The gap between the best hand in poker and the worst is smaller than most people think: even 7-2 offsuit wins about a third of the time against one random hand. Suited cards add only two or three points over the same cards offsuit.
More players, smaller edges
Every extra opponent is another hand that might get lucky. Pocket Aces win about 85% of the time against one player, about 73% against two and about 56% against four. Try it above: set the opponents to 8 and watch even the best hand drop well below half. That's why strong players raise with big pairs: fewer opponents, better odds.
Draws: the rule of 4 and 2
On the flop, count your outs (the cards that would give you the best hand) and multiply by 4 for your chance by the river; on the turn, multiply by 2. A flush draw has 9 outs: about 36% with two cards to come (the exact figure is 35%), about 18% with one. An open-ended straight draw has 8 outs: about 32%, then 16%. Put a draw on the board in the calculator and check the rule against the real numbers.
Knowing the odds makes poker more interesting, not easier: the cards still come at random. At Blibzz every chip is a play coin with no cash value, so try bold lines and see what happens.
Want the basics first? Read poker hand rankings and Hold'em positions, or sit down at a free table with bots that bluff.