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Universal Law 22

COMET TAILS

Combo draws

One draw is a hope. Two draws in the same hand can be the favourite against a made pair.

Counts over all 19,600 flops for one suited connector, 8s 7s. Made straights and flushes are left out, so every row is a draw. Any middle suited connector gives the same counts.

What 8s 7s flops, from all 19,600 flops.
Flop gives youChancePlain English
A flush draw (four to the suit)10.76%about 1 in 9.3
An open-ended straight draw or double gutshot9.60%about 1 in 10
Flush draw plus open-ended straight draw1.24%about 1 in 81
Flush draw plus gutshot2.11%about 1 in 47
Flush draw plus a pair of your hole cards1.68%about 1 in 59

A big draw against a made hand.

Flop all-in, every turn and river counted (990 runouts).
SpotYour handTheir handFlopYour equity
Straight + flush draw vs overpair8s7sAcAd9s6s2h56.3%
Straight + flush draw vs top pair8s7sAh9h9s6s2h54.9%
Open-ender + flush draw vs overpair8s7sQhQdTs9s2d54.4%
Gutshot + flush draw vs top pair8s7sAhTdTs6s2h48.3%
Pair + flush draw vs top pair, better kickerJs9sAhJdJc8s3s48.2%

A flush draw with an open-ender has about 15 clean outs and is a small favourite against an overpair here. A flush draw with a gutshot is closer to a coin flip.

FLAWLESS POKER / STUDY CHART

Two draws can beat one pair

Eight-seven suited with a straight draw and a flush draw has 56% equity against pocket aces on 9-6-2 with two spades.
All 990 turn and river cards counted for each spot. Gold bars are favourites, navy bars are underdogs. Open full-size chart ↗

These counts are for study and post-session review. Where a row comes from a simulation, the caption names how many deals were run. Where a stack or a pot is made up, the caption says so. None of these figures is an instruction for a live pot.