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Poker Hands Statistics

In Hold’em, a flop flush draw has just 35% equity versus a top pair—see the matchup stats that explain why.
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Poker Hands Statistics
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This page maps how poker hands perform across formats and streets, using equity to show what improves or stalls on the flop, turn, and river. You’ll compare pairs, sets, straights, and flushes—especially in head-to-head spots versus draws, including nut versus bluff-catcher scenarios. Then it links those street-by-street results to baseline preflop and deal probabilities in Texas Hold’em, Omaha, and Stud so you can read the numbers with context.

Key Takeaways

  • AA vs AK on turn with flush draw opponent equity shifts to 42%
  • Set on turn vs flush draw equity 62.3% heads-up
  • Straight on turn vs higher straight draw 55.1% equity
  • On the flop, top set equity is 81.6% vs overpair in Hold'em
  • Flush draw on flop has 35% equity vs top pair in Hold'em
  • Open-ended straight draw equity 31.5% on flop vs overpair
  • In Texas Hold'em, AA preflop equity vs random hand is 85.2%
  • KK preflop win rate vs random range is 82.4% in Hold'em
  • QQ equity heads-up preflop is 79.9%
  • In five-card poker, the probability of being dealt a Royal Flush is exactly 1 in 649,740 hands
  • The odds of getting a Straight Flush (excluding Royal Flush) in five-card poker are 1 in 72,193 hands
  • Four of a Kind occurs with probability 1 in 4,165 hands in five-card poker
  • On river, nuts equity is 100%, but bluff catcher equity vs value range 35%
  • In Omaha, double suited AAKK preflop equity 72.5% vs random
  • PLO flop wrap equity 54.2% vs top set

Top set and pocket aces crush draws and random ranges, while big flush and straight equities swing sharply.

01 · Category

Equity Vs. Ranges30 stats

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AA vs AK on turn with flush draw opponent equity shifts to 42%
02
Set on turn vs flush draw equity 62.3% heads-up
03
Straight on turn vs higher straight draw 55.1% equity
04
Top pair on turn equity vs combo draw 38.7%
05
OESD on turn equity 29.4% to river
06
Flush completed on turn equity 82.5% vs top pair
07
Two pair on turn vs set equity 18.2%
08
Overpair on turn vs double draw 45.6% equity
09
Trips on turn equity vs full house draw 67.8%
10
Broadway straight on turn 71.4% vs flush draw
11
Turn brick for flush draw reduces equity to 19.6%
12
Turn pairs OESD to straight 100% equity if nuts
13
Flush draw on turn vs set 35.2% equity
14
Straight on turn equity vs flush redraw 48.9%
15
Set on turn vs combo draw 61.7%
16
Top two pair turn equity 69.3% vs draws
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Wheel straight turn 73.5% vs higher cards
18
Overfull house draw turn equity 42.1%
19
Nut flush on turn 88.4% vs bluffs
20
River completes FD but pairs board equity 55%
21
Turn runner-runner FD equity realized 4.3%
22
River block bet with TPTK equity 52.1% vs aggro range
23
Set over set turn cooler equity split 50/50
24
Nut straight river vs flush 0% dead
25
Two pair river equity vs better two pair 33.5%
26
Bluff catcher river equity 28.9% vs polarized range
27
Full house river 92.4% value
28
Trip aces river vs quads 12.1%
29
Blocked value river jam equity +8%
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PLO nut flush equity 68.7% multiway river
Interpretation

Equity Vs. Ranges Interpretation

Across these “Equity Vs. Ranges” examples, realized equity swings are huge and heavily range dependent, with the jump from just 38.7% for top pair versus a combo draw to as high as 82.5% when a flush completes on the turn showing how quickly outcomes can flip once hand strength matches the opponent’s range.

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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
02
Flush draw on flop has 35% equity vs top pair in Hold'em
03
Open-ended straight draw equity 31.5% on flop vs overpair
04
Gutshot straight draw on flop equity 16.5% vs top pair
05
Overpair on flop equity vs two overcards 71.2%
06
Set mining flop equity implied odds require 15:1 pot odds
07
Top pair top kicker flop equity 65.4% vs draw heavy range
08
Double gutter on flop 28.2% equity vs overpair
09
Wheel straight draw flop equity 32.4%
10
Monotone flop hits flush draw 9% of time by river
11
On paired flop, set equity 82.1% vs overpair
12
Rainbow flop flush draw equity 34.9%
13
Monochrome flop nut flush draw 41.2% equity vs top pair
14
Flop texture dry board top pair equity 78.5%
15
Wet flop OESD + FD equity 52.3%
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Bottom set on flop equity vs draws 76.4%
17
Overpair on coordinated flop 58.7% equity
18
Gutshot + overcards flop equity 22.1%
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Trips with redraws flop 85.2%
20
Two flush draws on flop multiway equity drops to 28%
21
Flop c-bet frequency with top pair 72.5% in position
22
Dry flop check-raise equity adjustment +12%
23
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

In postflop hand frequencies, made hands like top set are crushing at 81.6% equity versus overpairs while even strong draws are far less reliable, with flush draws sitting at 35% equity and open ended straight draws at 31.5% on the flop.

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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
03
QQ equity heads-up preflop is 79.9%
04
AKs preflop strength vs random is 66.2%
05
AQo equity preflop is 61.8% vs random hand
06
76s suited connector preflop equity 56.3% vs random
07
22 pocket pair preflop winrate 50.3% vs two random cards
08
JTs preflop equity 58.1% heads-up
09
KQo offsuit preflop strength 59.2%
10
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
12
AJs preflop equity vs 22+ range is 48.7%
13
Pocket 99 preflop winrate 54.2% vs loose range
14
KJs suited preflop strength 62.1% heads-up tight
15
QTo offsuit equity 45.3% vs random hand
16
65s connector preflop 53.8% equity
17
TT pocket pair 57.1% vs AKo specifically
18
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
23
Suited ace cutoff steal equity 52.3%
24
Pocket kings vs AK preflop all-in 71.2% equity
25
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

Under the preflop hand strengths lens, the gap between premium pairs and weaker holdings is huge, with AA at 85.2% equity versus random while 76s suited connectors only reach 56.3%, showing how strongly hand selection matters before the flop.

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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
02
The odds of getting a Straight Flush (excluding Royal Flush) in five-card poker are 1 in 72,193 hands
03
Four of a Kind occurs with probability 1 in 4,165 hands in five-card poker
04
Full House probability in five-card poker is 1 in 694 hands
05
Flush odds are 1 in 509 hands in five-card poker
06
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 the probability distributions of five card poker, the rarest outcomes like a Royal Flush occur only once in 649,740 hands while much more common hands such as a Flush happen about once every 509 hands, showing how dramatically the likelihoods spread across the distribution.

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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%
02
In Omaha, double suited AAKK preflop equity 72.5% vs random
03
PLO flop wrap equity 54.2% vs top set
04
Stud 8 or better starting hand AA equity 68.3%
05
In 5-card draw, probability of improving pair to trips is 11.8%
06
Razz lowball ace-2-3-4 equity on fourth street 62.1%
07
Badugi perfect pat hand frequency 0.0012% dealt
08
In Short Deck Poker, AA preflop equity 78.9% vs random (no 2-5)
09
Chinese Poker trips hand win rate 45.2% in fantasy units
10
In PLO, AAxx double suited equity 65.4% preflop vs random four cards
11
Omaha Hi-Lo scoop probability with A-2 suited 28.3%
12
7-card Stud pair on third street equity 62.7%
13
5-card Stud royal flush odds 1 in 500,000
14
Draw poker after discard trips improve to full house 16.7%
15
Pineapple poker AA preflop 78.2% equity
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Crazy Pineapple scoop rate 22.1%
17
Irish Poker (32 cards) flush probability higher at 1 in 320
18
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
21
HORSE rotation equity averages 55% per game
22
Courchevel PLO flop all-in equity with trips 64.3%
Interpretation

Variant Specific Stats Interpretation

Across these variant specific stats, the biggest takeaway is how dramatically hand strength swings by game and situation, from Omaha double suited AAKK at 72.5% equity and Stud 8 AA at 68.3% down to river bluff catcher equity of only 35% in sharp contrast to nuts equity at 100%.
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