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Note: All odds tables at Poker1.com were personally calculated by Mike Caro, unless otherwise specified. Many were done in the early 1970s and included in the original Doyle Brunson Super/System — A Course in Power Poker, first published in 1978.
At the time of publication, there were few, if any, reliable sources for poker odds. The 50 often-cited tables stood the test of time and remain unchallenged to this day.
Index of all poker odds tables
TABLE 3 – Five-card draw:
Basic one-card high drawing chances
(53-card deck – including Joker)
|
You’re drawing one card to… |
Probability of making a complete hand expressed in percent (%) is… |
Odds against making a complete hand are… |
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8♠ 7♠ 6♠ Joker (22-way hand) |
45.83 |
1.18 to 1 |
|
9♥ 7♥ 6♥ Joker (19-way hand) |
39.58 |
1.53 to 1 |
|
6♣ 5♠ 4♦– Joker or |
33.33 |
2 to 1 |
|
K♣ J♣ 10♣ 9♣ (13-way hand) |
27.08 |
2.69 to 1 |
|
6♦ 5♣ 3♠ Joker (12-way Straight) |
25.00 |
3 to 1 |
|
K♥ 8♥ 7♥ 4♥ (Flush) |
20.83 |
3.8 to 1 |
|
9♦ 8♣ 7♠ 6♦ (Open-end Straight) |
18.75 |
4.33 to 1 |
|
J♠ 10♠ 8♦ 7♦ (Inside Straight) |
10.42 |
8.6 to 1 |
|
A♦ A♥ 7♣ 7♠ (Aces-up) |
10.42 |
8.6 to 1 |
|
7♦ 7♣ 4♠ 4♦(Small Two-Pair)* |
8.33 |
11 to 1 |
|
A♦ A♥ A♠ 4♦ (Three Aces with kicker)* |
10.42 |
8.6 to 1 |
|
8♣ 8♥ 8♠ A♦ (Trips with Ace kicker)* |
10.42 |
8.6 to 1 |
|
5♦ 5♥ 5♣ K♣ (Trips with non-Ace kicker)* |
8.33 |
11 to 1 |
* Four-of-a-kind counts as a complete hand
(Note: Mike Caro added category for trips with non-ace kicker to this table 2010-03-28. They are the same as improving when drawing to two small pair. Addition is only at new Poker1.com.)
Note: All tables in this series follow the same logical construction; however tables 1 through 4 are formatted slightly differently. This is an experimental application of the new Poker1 typography and may eventually be applied to the other tables.