k00kware Texas Holdem Hands

Most players know that pocket Aces are the best starting hand, but how well will you do against a table of nine with "Pocket Rockets?"

You probability of winning (based on 1,000,000 simulated hands) is 31%, but heads-up the odds increase to 85% (or 73% against 2 opponents); hence you may want to chase out other players. If you slow play and have 5 or more opponents your probability of winning is less than 50% and your Aces may get "cracked."

Here's a chart to quickly check the probabilities of starting hands depending on the number of opponents you face (based on 1 million randomly generated hands).

Poker tools use different ways to calculate these odds ... more later!

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