Starting Hands
Calculating Your Odds!
One of the biggest factors in online texas hold'em is factoring in probabilities. Most players use odds to determine whether to check, raise or fold. This is an important part of a winning online strategy since you cannot see the other players faces or tells.
Calculating odds can be done many ways. One of the easiest ways is to use fractions to tabulate your odds. The numerator (top number) will be the number of outs you have. The denominator (bottom number) is the number of cards left that we haven't seen. The result will be the percentage chance of making one of those outs. Therefore, the most math you'll be doing will be dividing small numbers by 50 (pre-flop), 47 (after the flop), or 46 (after the turn).
Another method for calculating odds is the 4/2 rule. Take the number of outs you have before the turn and simply multiply it by 4 to determine your success rate. Do the same thing before the river but multiply it by 2. Here is an example : Let's use the common flush draw. You have 9hTh and the flop is Ah - 4h - 6s. You have 9 hearts to complete the hand which means to catch it by the river you do this (9/47 and 9/46) which is about 35%. If you miss it on the turn card and have to catch it only on the river then the chance is 9/46 which is about 20%. Using the 4/2 rule we get 4x9outs = 36% and 2x9 outs for 18%.
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