Understanding the correct odds in poker is crucial to being a successful player, you need to know if you are getting the right odds to make calls. This may be when you are calling a raise pre-flop with a small pair looking to flop a set or calling a bet on the flop or the turn with a straight or flush draw.

Here are some pre-flop odds of making certain hands on the flop in Texas Hold’em:

With hole cards that are unpaired

Flopping one pair:

Flopping two pair:

Flopping three of a kind (trips):

Flopping a full house:

Flopping four of a kind (quads):

With paired hole cards

Flopping three of a kind (a set):

Flopping a full house:

Flopping four of a kind (quads):

With suited hole cards

Flop a flush:

Flop a flush draw:

Flop a backdoor flush draw:

With unsuited hole cards

Flop a flush draw:

Flop a backdoor flush draw:

Odds as a Percentage:

29%

1.4%

0.1%

0.01%

Odds

11.8%

0.74%

0.25%

Odds

0.85%

11%

42%

Odds

2.2%

12.9%

When learning how to play poker its important to gain a basic understanding of pre-flop hand match ups to work out if you are getting the correct odds to make certain calls or plays. Here are the odds for some of the most common pre-flop all in match ups in No Limit Texas Hold’em poker:

Pre-flop All-in hand match up

Ace Ace v King King

Ace Ace v 5 5

Ace Ace v Ace King suited

Ace Ace v Ace King off suit

Ace King off suit v Ace Queen off suit

Ace King suited v Jack Jack

Ace King off suit v Jack Jack

Odds as percentage:

AA: 81.06% KK: 18.55% Split pot: 0.38%

AA: 80.06% 55: 19.60% Split pot: 0.34%

AA: 87.23% AK: 11.51% Split pot: 1.26%

AA: 91.95% AK: 6.80% Split pot: 1.25%

AK: 71.72% AQ: 23.69% Split pot: 4.59%

AK: 45.94% JJ: 53.68% Split pot: 0.38%

AK: 42.58% JJ: 57.09% Split pot: 0.33%