PARING YOUR HOLE CARD AT FIVE-CARD
STUD, THREE CARDS COMING
Number of players |
Approximate chances of Pairing if Your Hole Card is Unmatched on the Table |
Approximate chances of Pairing if Your Hole Card is matched on the Table |
Five |
Once in 6 deals |
Once in 8 deals |
Six |
Once in 6 deals |
Once in 8 deals |
Seven |
Once in 5 deals |
Once in 7 deals |
Eight |
Once in 5 deals |
Once in 7 deals |
Nine |
Once in 4 deals |
Once in 6 deals |
Ten |
Once in 4 deals |
Once in 6 deals |
With your hole card matched twice in the upcards the chance of catching that last hole card match is about half that with one hole card variants match showing. After being dealt your third card on the last two cards is as follows:
PARING YOUR HOLE CARD AT FIVE-CARD STUD, TWO CARDS COMING
Number of players |
Approximate chances of Pairing if Your Hole Card is Unmatched on the Table |
Approximate chances of Pairing if Your Hole Card is matched on the Table |
Five |
Once in 7 deals |
Once in 11 deals |
Six |
Once in 7 deals |
Once in 11 deals |
Seven |
Once in 6 deals |
Once in 10 deals |
Eight |
Once in 6 deals |
Once in 10 deals |
Nine |
Once in 5 deals |
Once in 9 deals |
Ten |
Once in 5 deals |
Once in 9 deals |
Seven –Card Stud Poker
The following tables give the approximate odds against making a straigh, flush, and full house when holding three or four particular cards in Seven- Card Stud.
CHANCES AGAISNT MAKING A STRAIGHT IN SEVEN CARD STUD POKER
Player’s Hand |
Chances against Making a Straight |
J 10 9 |
4 1/5 to 1 |
J 10 9 4 |
8 to 1 |
J 10 9 4 3 |
21 to 1 |
Q J 10 9 |
13/10 to 1 |
Q J 10 9 2 (or A Q J 10 8) |
21/4 to 1 |
Q J 10 9 3 2 (or A Q J 10 8 3) |
21/10 to 1 |
Q J 10 8 |
27/10 to 1 |
Q J 10 8 3 |
4 ½ to 1 |
Q J 10 8 3 4 |
10 ½ to 1 |
K Q J (or 4 3 2 ) |
6 3/10 to 1 |
K Q J 2 (or Q 4 3 2 ) |
12 to 1 |
A K Q ( or A 2 3 ) |
12 6/7 to 1 |
A K Q 3 (or 3 2 A 8 ) |
24 to 1 |
CHANCES AGAISNT MAKING A FLUSH IN SEVEN CARD STUD POKER
Player’s Hand |
Chances against Making a Straight |
Three cards of the same suit |
5 ½ to 1 |
Three cards of the same suit plus one odd card |
9 2/5 to 1 |
Three cards of the same suit plus two odd cards |
23 to 1 |
Four cards of the same suit |
1 1/8 to 1 |
Four cards of the same suit plus one odd card |
1 4/5 to 1 |
Four cards of the same suit plus two odd cars |
4 1/10 to 1 |
CHANCES AGAISNT MAKING A FLUSH HOUSE
IN seven card stud POKER
Player’s Hand |
Chances against Making a Straight |
One pair and one odd card |
13 to 1 |
One pair and two odd cards |
19 to 1 |
One pair and three odd cards |
39 to 1 |
Two pairs |
4 to 1 |
Two pairs and one odd card |
7 to 1 |
Two pairs and two odd cards |
10 to 1 |
Three of a kind |
1 ½ to 1 |
Three of a kind and one odd card |
1 ½ to 1 |
Three of a kind and two odd cards |
2 to 1 |
Three of a kind and three odd cards |
4 to 1 |
Seven – card High-Low Stud poker
The following table gives the approximate chances against filling in various low hands in Seven Card High–Low Stud governed by Scarne rules that state aces count both only high. A cinch low hand is six, four, three, two, ace.
CHANCES OF MAKING A LOW HAND IN SEVEN CARD HIGH-LOW STUD POKER
Hand |
Chances Against Making a Six Low |
Chances Against Making No Worse Than a Seven Low |
Chances Against Making No Worse Than an Eight Low |
6 2 A |
4 to 1 |
2 to 1 |
Even |
6 2 A J |
8 to 1 |
4 to 1 |
2 to 1 |
6 2 A J K |
22 to 1 |
10 to 1 |
6 to 1 |
6 3 2 A |
11 1/3 to 1 |
2 to 1 |
1 to 1 |
6 3 2 A J |
2 to 1 |
1 ¼ to 1 |
2 to 1 |
6 3 2 A J K |
5 to 1 |
3 to 1 |
2 to 1 |
3 2 A |
6 3/5 to 1 |
2 ¾ to 1 |
Even |
3 2 A J |
12 to 1 |
5 to 1 |
2 ¼ to 1 |
4 3 2 |
12 to 1 |
3 ¾ to 1 |
1 ¼ to 1 |
4 3 2 J |
24 to 1 |
6 to 1 |
2 3 /5 to 1 |
POSSIBLE POKER HANDS IN AN ITALIAN 40-CARD PACK
(stripped of eights, nines, and tens)
Ranking Order of Hands |
Number of Possible ways hand can be made |
Chance of Being dealt in Original 5 cards |
28 |
1 in 23,500 |
|
Four of a kind |
360 |
1 in 1, 828 |
Full house |
2,160 |
1 in 305 |
Flush |
980 |
1 in 670 |
Straight |
7,140 |
1 in 92 |
Three of a kind |
23,040 |
1 in 29 |
Two pairs |
51,040 |
1 in 13 |
One pair |
322,560 |
1 in 2 1/3 |
No pair |
249,900 |
1 in 2 ½ |
Total |
658,008 |
POSSIBLE POKER HANDS IN A FRENCH 32-CARD PACK
(stripped of twos, threes, fours, and fives. And sixes)
| Ranking Order of Hands | Number of Possible ways hand can be made |
Chance of Being dealt in Original 5 cards |
Royal flush |
4 |
1 in 50,344 |
Straight flush |
16 |
1 in 12,586 |
Four of a kind |
224 |
1 in 899 |
Full house |
1,334 |
1 in 151 |
Flush |
204 |
1 in 987 |
Straight |
5,100 |
1 in 40 |
Three of a kind |
10,752 |
1 in 19 |
Two pairs |
24,192 |
1 in 8 |
One pair |
107,520 |
1 in 2 |
No pair |
52,020 |
1 in 4 |
Total |
201,376 |
BETTING RULES FOR FRIENDLY OR SOCIAL POKER
Personally I feel that when playing play for money, friendships should be left behind and a player may do anything to try and fool his opponents so long as he does not cheat. I frown on a game where the betting is restricted by rules and a player must bet a specific amount at certain times. I consider it part of the skill of the game to vary the amounts of my bets in certain situations. I also consider it good Poker playing to make a first big limit bet in an attempt to steal the pot ante. However, I do know that the girls that play Poker together once a week don’t care much for my style of Poker and prefer the Poker playing rules where sand bagging is prohibited and a more social form of Poker playing prevails. Twenty years ago a Poker Club in my home town made up of both women and men asked me to formulate a set of poker rules for them to correct the following conditions: (a) to discourage the so-called “poker professionals ” and Poker hustlers from joining their group; (b) to simplify the play of the game and to minimize the betting skill players; and (c) to avoid sandbagging, which is the number one factor in breaking up a friendly Poker game .
I did formulate their club rules and this same group still meets regularly and no one has really been hurt financially over the years. I have revised these rules slightly to agree with the changing times and offer them as my social or friendly Poker playing rules.
All the basic preliminaries before actual play and those of actual play that are discussed under previously stated rules in Chapter 1, 2 and 3 hold good, except of the following betting regulations:
- Three units must constitute the betting limits: such as 1, 2 and 4 cents -or 5, 10, and 15 cents – or 1$, $2 and $4 – or any other three-figure limit, regardless of the amount. Players are permitted to bet only the three specified figures, as dictated by the rules previously established before the start of the game.
- Draw Poker and Its Variant. The player who opens the pot is permitted to bet only one unit. After the draw, the opener must bet two units. He is not permitted to check nor can be bet other than two units.
- Stud Poker ad Its Variants. The player who holds high card on the first betting round must bet one unit; he cannot check or drop out. During each succeeding round of betting, the high hand must bet one unit. But, if the high hand shows a pair or better, the holder may bet two units. He may, however, check or drop out.
- After the first bettor of a particular round has made a legal bet as described here, other online poker players may raise either one, two, or three units.
- If a player checks he is not permitted to raise in the same betting round. In other words, sandbagging is illegal in a friendly or social Poker game.
- The maximum number of raises during any given betting round cannot exceed three.