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Odds for the Turn
There are two types of hands in hold'em:
1. A pair or better.
2. A draw to a straight or flush.
Every hand that is played postflop is a contest between these two types of hands or within each type of hand. Classic examples would be:
1. A player has flopped top pair with a good kicker, while his/her opponent has flopped a straight or a flush draw:
You
Hold AK |
The
Flop Is K76 |
I Hold
89 |
2. Both players have flopped the same pair, but one player is
ahead of the other because he has a better kicker:
You
Hold A9 |
The
Flop Is 9K5 |
I Hold 109 |
3. Both players have flopped a straight draw, but one player has higher cards than the other:
You
Hold KQ |
The
Flop Is J98 |
I Hold 76 |
4. Both players have flopped a flush draw, but one has higher cards than the other:
You
Hold AJ |
The
Flop Is K96 |
I Hold 84 |
5. Both players started with luke warm hands, and they both totally missed the flop:
You
Hold J5 |
The
Flop Is A92 |
I Hold 73 |
In all of the examples above, there's an easy way to figure out how each hand will turn out. To do this you determine how many outs you have and compute the chances of hitting your outs on the turn and the river. You may refer to the following table for a statistical guide these drawing odds by Clicking Here.