How do you calculate poker odds?

Answer 1

There are two odds you need to find and compare, the pot odds, and pot equity.

• The pot odds are the cost to reward of the bet size to pot size ratio.
• Pot equity is calculated by comparing all the cards and the likely ranges of any unknown cards to calculate how often the players hand will win.
• Then the pot odds are subtracted from the pot equity to find out if you should fold, call, or raise in combination with the opponents likely actions.

Answer 2

You count how many "outs" (cards that will give you the best hand) you have, relative to how many cards are in the deck to calculate the probability of you winning the hand.

If i have AQ and my opponent has AK

the board so far is

2-8-7-J

There are no more players than me and my opponent.

There are 52-8 (8 cards are out of the deck, originally with 52) = 46. There are three Queens in the deck that will give me the best hand. 3/46

.03

x

46

-------

18

120

-----

138

13.8% of winning the hand (considering no flush draw or other players by the table.

Answer 3

Divide 100 by the number or cards left, multiply that number by the number of cards that improve your hand.


There is lots of software available to do this for you.