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Texas Holdem Stats

What can a hundred thousands of lines of c++ code tell us about poker?   It can tell us down to several decimal points exactly what should happen at what frequency.   Once you know what the baseline is you can make money by exploiting & deviating from it.

Texas Hold'em 9 Handed Showdown Stats

This tables gives exact % of each hand type in 9 handed showdowns.  

Hand Type % of total hands % of rounds won % likely to win
High 17.3985 0.00068 0.00043
Pair 43.8053 9.3979 2.3
Two Pair 23.5204 24.5645 11.6
3 of a kind 4.8355 16.711 38.398
Straight 4.62103 20.0571 48.226
Flush 3.02518 13.4608 49.439
Full House 2.60143 14.2833 61.00
Quads 0.16906 1.32382 87.005
Straight Flush 0.02111 0.1791 94.253
Royal Flush 0.00244 0.02176 98.819
Note: These stats do not consider an exact tie a win, thus the Royal Flush does not win 1.118 % of the time.

An Example:   If you have 3 of a kind then on average you will win ~38% of the time in a 9 handed showdown.


This table gives exact % of a hand being made given board conditions in 9 hand showdowns.

Hand given the Condition % Hand
Trips when pair on board 58.5993
Straight when three continuous on board 43.2499
Straight when four continuous on board 51.7196
Flush when three suited on board 73.4044
Flush when four suited on board 337.452
Full House when pair on board 25.2614
Full House when set on board 300.364
Full House when two pair on board 149.284
Quad when pair on board 0.96002
Quad when set on board 38.4517
Note: > 100% means more than one of that type of hand.

An Example:   When there is a four same suited cards on the board it is likely at least 3 people have flushes in a 9 handed showdown.




Texas Hold'em 6 Handed Showdown Stats

This tables gives exact % of each hand type in 6 handed showdowns.  

Hand Type % of total hands % of rounds won % likely to win
High 17.4168 0.05234 0.05008
Pair 43.8186 16.1444 6.1406
Two Pair 23.4833 30.4889 21.638
3 of a kind 4.83217 13.8994 47.9403
Straight 4.62432 16.5955 59.8123
Flush 3.03516 10.8549 59.6061
Full House 2.59857 10.9392 70.1617
Quads 0.167663 0.89008 88.4788
Straight Flush 0.0209667 0.12094 96.1367
Royal Flush 0.00243333 0.01436 98.356
Note: These stats do not consider an exact tie a win, thus the Royal Flush does not win 1.644 % of the time.

An Example:   If you have 2 Pair then on average you will win 21% of the time in a 6 handed showdown.

This table gives exact % of a hand being made given board conditions in 6 hand showdowns.

Hand given the Condition % Hand
Trips when pair on board 39.0846
Straight when three continuous on board 28.8715
Straight when four continuous on board 34.5207
Flush when three suited on board 49.0884
Flush when four suited on board 225.451
Full House when pair on board 16.9289
Full House when set on board 200.045
Full House when two pair on board 99.4457
Quads when pair on board 0.650879
Quads when set on board 25.612
Note: > 100% means more than one of that type of hand.

An Example:   When there is a four same suited cards on the board it is likely at least 2 people have flushes in a 6 handed showdown.




Texas Hold'em Heads Up Showdown Stats

This tables gives exact % of each hand type in a Heads Up handed showdown.  

Hand Type % of total hands % of rounds won % likely to win
High 17.4089 5.92426 17.015
Pair 43.801 37.0883 42.337
Two Pair 23.5279 31.4763 66.891
3 of a kind 4.82196 7.17954 74.446
Straight 4.613 8.0144 86.793
Flush 3.03321 5.25662 86.651
Full House 2.59884 4.703 90.482
Quads 0.16801 0.31176 92.780
Straight Flush 0.02083 0.04106 98.559
Royal Flush 0.00241 0.00472 97.925
Note: These stats do not consider an exact tie a win, thus the Royal Flush does not win 2% of the time.

An Example:   If you have a Pair then on average you will win 42% of the time in a Heads Up handed showdown.


This table gives exact % of a hand being made given board conditions in Heads Up showdowns.

Hand given the Condition % Hand
Set when pair on board 12.9798
Straight when 3 continuous on board 9.60703
Straight when 4 continuous on board 11.4906
Flush when 3 suited on board 16.3323
Flush when 4 suited on board 75.0733
Full House when pair on board 5.62984
Full House when set on board 66.8129
Full House when 2 pair on board 33.1935
Quads when pair on board 0.21424
Quads when set on board 8.52103