Poker Odds
It doesn't help that much to know the chances of being dealt a straight flush, a full house, or even a pair but it does help to know the odds against improving any particular hand. That does make sense, since you know if you can improve your hand against the players around the table.
Before reading more on 'improving your hand' odds, we suggest you visit Victor Chandler's poker school or PartyPoker's Academy to read about basic odds and strategies.
So let's look at some of these 'improving your hand' odds for Draw Poker, no wild cards:
| Holding | Result | Odds Against |
|---|---|---|
| Pair (drawing 3 cards)
| Two pairs Triplets Full House Four of a Kind Any improvement | 5.25 to 1 7.75 to 1 97 to 1 360 to 1 2.5 to 1 |
| Pair & Ace (draw 2) | Aces Up Another pair Total two pairs Triplets Full House Four of a Kind Any improvement | 7.5 to 1 17 to 1 4.75 to 1 12 to 1 120 to 1 1080 to 1 2.75 to 1 |
| Triplets (draw 2) | Full House Four of a Kind Any improvement | 15.33 to 1 22.5 to 1 8.67 to 1 |
| Triplets (draw 1) | Full House Four of a Kind Any improvement | 14.67 to 1 46 to 1 10.75 to 1 |
| Ace (draw 4) | Aces or better Two pairs or better Aces up or better | 3 to 1 11 to 1 14 to 1 |
| A-K of same suit (draw 3) | Two pairs or better | 12 to 1 |
| 3 card Str. Flush open-end (draw 2) (such as J-10-9 suited) (such as Q-J-10 or 4-3-2 suited) (such as A-K-Q or 3-2-A suited) 4 card Str. Flush open-end (draw 1) " Inside 4 card (draw 1) " | Two pairs or better Straight or better Straight or better Straight or better Straight flush Straight or better Straight flush Straight or better | 7.5 to 1 11 to 1 13.5 to 1 20 to 1 22.5 to 1 2 to 1 46 to 1 3 to 1 |
| Open-end 3 card straight (draw 2) Open-end 4 card straight (draw 1) Inside 4 card straight (draw 1) | Straight Straight Straight | 22 to 1 5 to 1 10.75 to 1 |
| 3 card flush (draw 2) 4 card flush (draw 1) | flush flush | 23 to 1 4.25 to 1 |
| Two pairs (draw 1) | full house | 10.75 to 1 |
In Victor Chandler's poker school you can read more about rules and poker hands as well as useful advice. You can even play poker for free! PartyPoker's poker academy is also very interesting.