Poker odds 07: 5-draw + joker, three cards to pair (b)

Sunday
April 18, 2010

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TABLE 7 – Five-card draw:
Drawing three to a pair
Making specific hands or better
(53-card deck – including joker)


You draw three to a K♦ K♣, discarding 4♦ 3♣ 2♠…
The probability that you will make… Expressed in percent (%) is… The odds against it are… Number of possible combos
4-Kings 0.27 375 to 1 46
Full House 1.30 75.9 to 1 225
3-Kings 12.49 7.00 to 1 2,161
Aces-up 14.86 5.73 to 1 2,571
Kings-up 28.76 2.48 to 1 4,974
No Help 71.24 0.40 to 1 12,322

Number of possible outcomes: 17,296