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HOLD'EM REFERENCE · FOR STUDY

Universal Law.

The same deck, the same board, and the same price, every time. These nine chapters count that universe: how often a hand is dealt, what the flop brings, what a call has to win, and how wide a short sample still is. Read them between sessions. The decision at the table stays yours.

1,326Two-card combinations in a 52-card deck.
1 in 221Deals that are pocket aces. Kings are the same count.
19,600Possible flops after your two cards are known.
47Unseen cards after the flop, before the turn is dealt.
Computed

Computed

An exact count of the deck, or of every board still left. The fraction is the law. The percent is that fraction, rounded.

Approx.

Approx.

A simulation. The row names how many deals were run. A second run lands a hair away from the first.

Consensus

Consensus

A range players and books cite often. It is a guide for study, and it is not a count of the cards.

Example

Example

A made-up stack, pot, or seat so a formula has numbers to use. Change the inputs and the answer moves.

Nine chapters, one deck.

Start with the deal if you want the size of the universe. Jump to pot odds if you want the price of a call. Each chapter keeps the study charts that belong with its count.