Texas Holdem odds - Odds when playing Texas Holdem
Pot odds for Limit Texas Hold em
Pot odds are what you use to calculate whether a certain play has a positive expected value. It is defined as the relationship between the size of the pot and the bet. For instance, if the pot is $100 and you bet $10, the pot odds are 10 to 1. In order to calculate your pot odds, you must know how many outs your hand has at that moment. For example, if you flop a heart flush draw you then have 9 outs to make your hand. There are 13 hearts in total. You hold 2 and the flop came with 2, which leaves 9 hearts unseen.
If you refer to the table below, you will notice that you have a 35% chance of hitting a hand with 9 outs on the turn and river combined. This is slightly better than 1 in 3 times, which means that if it costs you $10 to win $30 or more, drawing for a flush is the correct move. Click here to get a holdem odds calculator that calculates your outs and winning percentages.
A rule of thumb: every out gives you about a 4% chance of hitting on the turn and river combined. For example, 5 outs gives you about a 20% chance of improving, 6 outs about 24%, etc.
| Outs for specific draws |
| Flush draw with two overcards or a straight flush draw |
15 outs |
| Flush draw with one overcard |
12 outs |
| Flush draw |
9 outs |
| Open-ended straight draw |
8 outs |
| Two overcards |
6 outs |
| Gut-shot straight draw |
4 outs |
| Drawing outs from a deck of 47 unseen cards |
| Number of outs |
% on Turn |
% on River |
| 1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
| 2 |
4.3 |
8.4 |
| 3 |
6.5 |
12.5 |
| 4 |
8.7 |
16.5 |
| 5 |
10.9 |
20.4 |
| 6 |
13.0 |
24.1 |
| 7 |
15.2 |
27.8 |
| 8 |
17.4 |
31.5 |
| 9 |
19.6 |
35.0 |
| 10 |
21.7 |
38.4 |
| 11 |
23.9 |
41.7 |
| 12 |
26.1 |
45.0 |
| 13 |
28.3 |
48.1 |
| 14 |
30.4 |
51.2 |
| 15 |
32.6 |
54.1 |
| 16 |
34.8 |
57.0 |
| 17 |
37.0 |
59.8 |
| 18 |
39.1 |
62.4 |
| 19 |
41.3 |
65.0 |
| 20 |
43.5 |
67.5 |
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Texas Holdem starting hands in our Starting Hand Guide
