When you are drawing, there are several tools that will help you make your decisions.
One important tool is “pot odds.” Calculating pot odds is fairly simple.
First, you must count the number of outs you have. An out is a card that will improve your hand.
Once you figure out your chance of hitting a draw, you multiply it by the pot plus the bet to see what the maximum bet is that you can call.
For example, if the bet is $5 and the pot is $45, the bet plus the pot is $50.
Now let’s say you have 6 outs (6 cards will help you). This means you have about a 13% chance of hitting.
If the pot is $45 and you must call $5, you should call because you can call as long as you have at least a 10% chance to hit (5/50, the total pot is 45+5).
However, if the bet to you was $10, you should fold, because that would require a 18.2% chance of hitting (10/55).
This chart shows the odds for making your hand in Texas Holdem on the turn, on the river, and with both cards to come.
| Outs | Draw | Turn (47 cards left) | River (46 cards left) | Turn and River | |||
| Odds | Percent | Odds | Percent | Odds | Percent | ||
| 20 | 1.35 : 1 | 42.6% | 1.30 : 1 | 43.5% | 0.48 : 1 | 67.5% | |
| 19 | 1.47 : 1 | 40.4% | 1.42 : 1 | 41.3% | 0.54 : 1 | 65% | |
| 18 | 1.61 : 1 | 38.3% | 1.56 : 1 | 39.1% | 0.60 : 1 | 62.4% | |
| 17 | 1.76 : 1 | 36.2% | 1.71 : 1 | 37% | 0.67 : 1 | 59.8% | |
| 16 | 1.94 : 1 | 34% | 1.88 : 1 | 34.8% | 0.75 : 1 | 57% | |
| 15 | Flush + Open ended straight | 2.13 : 1 | 31.9% | 2.07 : 1 | 32.6% | 0.85 : 1 | 54.1% |
| 14 | 2.36 : 1 | 29.8% | 2.29 : 1 | 30.4% | 0.95 : 1 | 51.2% | |
| 13 | 2.62 : 1 | 27.7% | 2.54 : 1 | 28.3% | 1.08 : 1 | 48.1% | |
| 12 | Flush + Gut shot straight | 2.92 : 1 | 25.5% | 2.83 : 1 | 26.1% | 1.22 : 1 | 45% |
| 11 | 3.27 : 1 | 23.4% | 3.18 : 1 | 23.9% | 1.40 : 1 | 41.7% | |
| 10 | 3.70 : 1 | 21.3% | 3.60 : 1 | 21.7% | 1.60 : 1 | 38.4% | |
| 9 | Flush | 4.22 : 1 | 19.2% | 4.11 : 1 | 19.6% | 1.86 : 1 | 35% |
| 8 | Open ended straight | 4.88 : 1 | 17% | 4.75 : 1 | 17.4% | 2.18 : 1 | 31.5% |
| 7 | 5.71 : 1 | 14.9% | 5.57 : 1 | 15.2% | 2.59 : 1 | 27.8% | |
| 6 | 6.83 : 1 | 12.8% | 6.67 : 1 | 13% | 3.14 : 1 | 24.1% | |
| 5 | 8.40 : 1 | 10.6% | 8.20 : 1 | 10.9% | 3.91 : 1 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | Gut shot straight | 10.75 : 1 | 8.5% | 10.50 : 1 | 8.7% | 5.07 : 1 | 16.5% |
| 3 | 14.67 : 1 | 6.4% | 14.33 : 1 | 6.5% | 7.01 : 1 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | 22.50 : 1 | 4.3% | 22.00 : 1 | 4.4% | 10.88 : 1 | 8.4% | |
| 1 | 46.00 : 1 | 2.1% | 45.00 : 1 | 2.2% | 22.50 : 1 | 4.3% | |
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This table shows the winning probabilities of two hands preflop.
| Situation | Hands | Odds | Percent |
| Higher pair vs. lower pair | Js Jc vs. 7h 7d | 4.09 : 1 | 80.3% vs. 19.7% |
| Pair vs. two higher cards | 7s 7c vs. Ah Jd | 1.23 : 1 | 55.1% vs. 44.9% |
| Pair vs. two lower card | Qs Qc vs. 9h 7d | 4.77 : 1 | 82.7% vs. 17.3% |
| Pair vs. a higher and a lower card | Js Jc vs. Ah 7d | 2.50 : 1 | 71.4% vs. 28.6% |
| Two higher cards vs. two lower cards | Qs Jc vs. 6h 5d | 1.70 : 1 | 62.9% vs. 37.1% |
| A higher and a lower card vs. two middle cards | As 6c vs. Jh 9d | 1.27 : 1 | 55.9% vs. 44.1% |
| Highest and 3rd highest card vs. lowest and 3rd lowest card | As 6c vs. Jh 2d | 1.73 : 1 | 63.3% vs. 36.7% |
| Highest and common card vs. lowest and common card | As Jc vs. Jh 9d | 2.74 : 1 | 73.3% vs. 26.7% |
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