Texas Hold'em outs and Odds

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In poker your outs are the unseen cards so as to complete or improve your hand to make it the winning hand. Each additional card or "Out" will improve your percentage of surviving the hand and popping out a winner.

The Odds chart below shows the share and odds of creating your hand in line with your choice of outs.

Out Chart

Number of outs	After Flop Two cards to come		After Turn One card to come
	Percentage	Odds to1 against	Percentage	Odds to at least one against
1	4.3	22.4	2.2	44.5
2	8.4	10.9	4.3	22.3
3	12.5	7	6.5	14.4
4	16.5	5.1	8.7	10.5
5	20.3	3.9	10.9	8.2
6	24.1	3.1	13	6.7
7	27.8	2.6	15.2	5.6
8	31.5	2.2	17.4	4.7
9	35	1.9	19.6	4.1
10	38.4	1.6	21.7	3.6
11	41.7	1.4	24	3.2
12	45	1.2	26.1	2.8
13	48.1	1.1	28.3	2.5
14	51.2	0.95	30.4	2.3
15	54.1	0.85	32.6	2.1
16	57	0.75	34.3	1.9
17	59.8	0.67	37	1.7
18	62.4	0.6	39.1	1.6
19	65	0.54	41.3	1.4
20	67.5	0.48	43.5	1.3

You will find that you may easily remember among the commonest situations for outs similar to the four flush or straight draw but there needs to be a better way than memorizing the figures for each collection of outs. The excellent news is that there's a solution to get an even estimation of the odds.

The Rule of 4 -Two.

The rule of four-two, as I REALLY LIKE to name it, is a better approach to figure the chances for any situation where you realize your outs. It isn't completely accurate nevertheless it offers you a handy guide a rough "ballpark" figure of your chances for creating a hand. Here's the way it works.

With two cards to return after the flop you multiply your choice of outs by four. With one card to return after the turn, you multiply your choice of outs by two. This may provide you with a handy guide a rough figure to work with. When you have a four-card flush after the flop you might have nine outs. With two cards to come, you multiply the nine by four and also you get 36 percent chance of constructing the flush. The chart shows the actual odds at 35 percent. With one card to come back you multiply nine by two and get 18 percent. The chart shows that the actual figure is 19.6. It's not completely accurate nevertheless it is pretty close, and it's a very easy calculation to do on your head.

In January 2000, I BEGAN to be told the right way to play Texas Hold'em. I wrote about my experiences in a sequence of article in this site. I'VE since written a book titled "From the Kitchen to the Cardroom- Get the brink at Low Limit Texas Hold'em" (January 2003 Bonus Books Inc.) The guideline of 4 - Two above was reprinted from that book. To reserve an autographed copy or to match prices Click the links below or at the side bar.

Until next time, remember:"Luck comes and goes...Knowledge Stays Forever."

~Guide Bill Burton

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