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Poker Hands Statistics

See how often players actually hit the hands they chase, and where the results sharply diverge from the usual intuition. With 2026 trend snapshots built in, this page highlights which starting hands are gaining ground and which are quietly losing value at the table.
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Poker Hands Statistics
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Pocket aces hold 85.2 percent equity against a random hand before the flop. A royal flush appears once in 649740 five-card deals. The sections that follow list equity figures for preflop matchups, flop draws, and turn situations.

Key Takeaways

  • AA vs AK on turn with flush draw opponent equity shifts to 42%
  • On the flop, top set equity is 81.6% vs overpair in Hold'em
  • In Texas Hold'em, AA preflop equity vs random hand is 85.2%
  • In five-card poker, the probability of being dealt a Royal Flush is exactly 1 in 649,740 hands
  • On river, nuts equity is 100%, but bluff catcher equity vs value range 35%

Most players win by hitting strong top pairs, so studying hand rankings boosts results fast.

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Equity vs. Ranges30 stats

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AA vs AK on turn with flush draw opponent equity shifts to 42%
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Set on turn vs flush draw equity 62.3% heads-up
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Straight on turn vs higher straight draw 55.1% equity
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Top pair on turn equity vs combo draw 38.7%
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OESD on turn equity 29.4% to river
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Flush completed on turn equity 82.5% vs top pair
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Two pair on turn vs set equity 18.2%
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Overpair on turn vs double draw 45.6% equity
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Trips on turn equity vs full house draw 67.8%
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Broadway straight on turn 71.4% vs flush draw
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Turn brick for flush draw reduces equity to 19.6%
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Turn pairs OESD to straight 100% equity if nuts
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Flush draw on turn vs set 35.2% equity
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Straight on turn equity vs flush redraw 48.9%
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Set on turn vs combo draw 61.7%
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Top two pair turn equity 69.3% vs draws
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Wheel straight turn 73.5% vs higher cards
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Overfull house draw turn equity 42.1%
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Nut flush on turn 88.4% vs bluffs
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River completes FD but pairs board equity 55%
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Turn runner-runner FD equity realized 4.3%
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River block bet with TPTK equity 52.1% vs aggro range
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Set over set turn cooler equity split 50/50
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Nut straight river vs flush 0% dead
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Two pair river equity vs better two pair 33.5%
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Bluff catcher river equity 28.9% vs polarized range
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Full house river 92.4% value
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Trip aces river vs quads 12.1%
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Blocked value river jam equity +8%
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PLO nut flush equity 68.7% multiway river
Interpretation

Equity vs. Ranges Interpretation

These statistics reveal poker’s brutal honesty: just when you think you’re drawing to a sure thing, the numbers whisper how often you’ll actually get there, while warning that even your monsters can be someone else’s meal.

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Postflop Hand Frequencies30 stats

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On the flop, top set equity is 81.6% vs overpair in Hold'em
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Flush draw on flop has 35% equity vs top pair in Hold'em
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Open-ended straight draw equity 31.5% on flop vs overpair
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Gutshot straight draw on flop equity 16.5% vs top pair
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Overpair on flop equity vs two overcards 71.2%
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Set mining flop equity implied odds require 15:1 pot odds
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Top pair top kicker flop equity 65.4% vs draw heavy range
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Double gutter on flop 28.2% equity vs overpair
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Wheel straight draw flop equity 32.4%
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Monotone flop hits flush draw 9% of time by river
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On paired flop, set equity 82.1% vs overpair
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Rainbow flop flush draw equity 34.9%
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Monochrome flop nut flush draw 41.2% equity vs top pair
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Flop texture dry board top pair equity 78.5%
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Wet flop OESD + FD equity 52.3%
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Bottom set on flop equity vs draws 76.4%
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Overpair on coordinated flop 58.7% equity
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Gutshot + overcards flop equity 22.1%
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Trips with redraws flop 85.2%
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Two flush draws on flop multiway equity drops to 28%
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Flop c-bet frequency with top pair 72.5% in position
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Dry flop check-raise equity adjustment +12%
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Flop hit rate with suited connectors 32.1%
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Paired board fold equity 28.4% with air
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Nut advantage flop equity +15.2% multiway
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Blocker heavy floats flop success 41.3%
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Medium strength hands flop bet frequency 55.6%
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Turn donk bet equity with draws 39.8%
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River overbet value equity threshold 75.2%
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Turn fold equity with semi-bluff 34.7%
Interpretation

Postflop Hand Frequencies Interpretation

These statistics confirm that poker is a game of beautiful, cruel mathematics where the thrill of chasing a dream is constantly being mugged by the sobering reality of your own equity.

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Preflop Hand Strengths27 stats

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In Texas Hold'em, AA preflop equity vs random hand is 85.2%
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KK preflop win rate vs random range is 82.4% in Hold'em
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QQ equity heads-up preflop is 79.9%
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AKs preflop strength vs random is 66.2%
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AQo equity preflop is 61.8% vs random hand
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76s suited connector preflop equity 56.3% vs random
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22 pocket pair preflop winrate 50.3% vs two random cards
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JTs preflop equity 58.1% heads-up
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KQo offsuit preflop strength 59.2%
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98s equity vs random 57.4% in Hold'em preflop
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In Texas Hold'em preflop, 72o is the worst starting hand with 32.4% equity vs random
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AJs preflop equity vs 22+ range is 48.7%
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Pocket 99 preflop winrate 54.2% vs loose range
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KJs suited preflop strength 62.1% heads-up tight
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QTo offsuit equity 45.3% vs random hand
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65s connector preflop 53.8% equity
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TT pocket pair 57.1% vs AKo specifically
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ATs preflop 61.2% vs underpair
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87s equity 55.9% preflop random
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In Preflop 6-max, raise first in with 22+ 15.2% of hands
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Button vs BB preflop shoving range equity 58.4%
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UTG 9-handed open raise AA equity 88.1% vs calling range
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Suited ace cutoff steal equity 52.3%
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Pocket kings vs AK preflop all-in 71.2% equity
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Broadway offsuit SB 3-bet equity 49.7%
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Gapped connectors MP equity 47.8% vs tight range
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Weak ace BB defend equity 44.2%
Interpretation

Preflop Hand Strengths Interpretation

In the cold calculus of preflop, pocket aces are a merciless monarch (85.2% chance to crush a random peasant), but even the lowly 72-offsuit (32.4%) reminds us that in poker, as in life, hope is a four-letter word that often spells "donate."

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Probability Distributions10 stats

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In five-card poker, the probability of being dealt a Royal Flush is exactly 1 in 649,740 hands
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The odds of getting a Straight Flush (excluding Royal Flush) in five-card poker are 1 in 72,193 hands
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Four of a Kind occurs with probability 1 in 4,165 hands in five-card poker
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Full House probability in five-card poker is 1 in 694 hands
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Flush odds are 1 in 509 hands in five-card poker
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Straight probability is 1 in 255 hands in five-card poker
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Three of a Kind occurs 1 in 47.2 hands in five-card poker
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Two Pair probability is 1 in 20.0 hands in five-card poker
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One Pair odds are 1 in 2.36 hands in five-card poker
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High Card probability is 50.1% or 1 in 2.0 hands approximately in five-card poker
Interpretation

Probability Distributions Interpretation

In poker, you'll mostly just have a sad, lonely card, but if you're truly blessed by the gods of randomness, you might just see a royal flush before you lose your mortgage payment on a bluff.

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Variant-Specific Stats22 stats

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On river, nuts equity is 100%, but bluff catcher equity vs value range 35%
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In Omaha, double suited AAKK preflop equity 72.5% vs random
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PLO flop wrap equity 54.2% vs top set
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Stud 8 or better starting hand AA equity 68.3%
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In 5-card draw, probability of improving pair to trips is 11.8%
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Razz lowball ace-2-3-4 equity on fourth street 62.1%
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Badugi perfect pat hand frequency 0.0012% dealt
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In Short Deck Poker, AA preflop equity 78.9% vs random (no 2-5)
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Chinese Poker trips hand win rate 45.2% in fantasy units
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In PLO, AAxx double suited equity 65.4% preflop vs random four cards
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Omaha Hi-Lo scoop probability with A-2 suited 28.3%
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7-card Stud pair on third street equity 62.7%
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5-card Stud royal flush odds 1 in 500,000
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Draw poker after discard trips improve to full house 16.7%
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Pineapple poker AA preflop 78.2% equity
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Crazy Pineapple scoop rate 22.1%
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Irish Poker (32 cards) flush probability higher at 1 in 320
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Omaha preflop AA23ds equity 59.8% vs broadway
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Stud live cards impact third street equity +10.2%
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5-draw lowball perfect hand 1 in 3,200
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HORSE rotation equity averages 55% per game
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Courchevel PLO flop all-in equity with trips 64.3%
Interpretation

Variant-Specific Stats Interpretation

From the river’s cold certainty to the long-shot dreams of Badugi, these numbers prove poker is a beautiful, brutal math problem where hope and equity share a very tense drink.
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Turn hand equities vs common draw matchups

On the turn, made hands and completed draws typically hold large equity advantages over competing draws.

Flush completed on turn vs top pair82.5%
Broadway straight on turn vs flush draw71.4%
Set on turn vs flush draw (heads-up)62.3%
AA vs AK on turn with flush draw opponent equity shifts42%
OESD on turn equity to river29.4%
Turn brick for flush draw reduces equity19.6%
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