:: Poker | Skillful Play

Values of Hands - A skillful Poker player must know what constitutes a good hand in the form of Poker he is playing. Following are the average winning hands in various forms of Poker, with seven players in the game:

Draw Poker, Nothing Wild  Five-card Stud  Seven-card Stud  Draw Poker, Joker Wild Draw Poker, With the Bug Draw Poker, Deuces Wild Draw Poker, High-Low Lowball	Jacks up  Aces or Kings Three eights  Three eights Aces up Three Aces Jacks up, high; 10 or 9, low 9-6-X-X-X
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When to Stay in - Conservatism plays in Poker, and in a game with expert players it is necessary. The general rule is: You should stay in only in either of two cases,

• You believe you have the best hand, or
• the odds against your drawing the best hand are less than the odds offered by the pot.

The following table shows the hands on which you have an even chance of holding the highest hand originally dealt:

Hand Required	To Beat
Any Pair Eights Jacks Kings Aces	1 - opponent 2 - opponents 3 - opponents 4 - opponents 5 - 6 - 7 - opponents
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Poker Mathematics - The following tables are based on the theory of probabilities. Tables showing the relative numbers of "possible hands" are a guide to the value of your hand. For example, if you are dealt a flush there are only a few thousand hands that will beat you and some 2½ million that you can beat, so the odds are overwhelmingly in favor of your having the best hand. But in Draw Poker players have a chance to draw and improve their hands, so the ultimate odds must be reduced accordingly.

Possible Poker Hands in a 52-Card Pack
Straight Flush Four of a Kind Full House Flush Straight Three of a Kind Two Pairs One Pair No Pair, less than above	40 624 3,744 5,108 10,200 54,912 123,552 1,098,240 1,302,540
Total	2,598,960

Chances of Improving a Hand on the Draw  (Jackpots or Draw Poker)
Cards Held   in Hand	Cards Drawn	Possible Improvement	Odds Against Making
One Pair	3
		Two Pair	5 to 1
		Threes	8 to 1
		Full House	97 to 1
		Fours	359 to 1
		Anything	2½ to 1
One Pair and an    Ace Kicker	2
		Aces Up	7½ to 1
		Another Pair	17 to 1
		Threes	12 to 1
		Full House	119 to 1
		Fours	1,080 to 1
		Anything	3 to 1
Two Pairs	1
		Full House	11 to 1
		Anything	11 to 1
Threes	2
		Full House	15½ to 1
		Fours	22½ to 1
		Anything	8½ to 1
Threes and One    Odd Card	1
		Full House	14½ to 1
		Fours	46 to 1
		Anything	11 to 1
Four Straight    (open-end)	1
		Straight	5 to 1
Four Straight (one end or interior)	1
		Straight	11 to 1
Four Flush	1
		Flush	4½ to 1
Four Straight Flush (both ends open)	1
		Straight Flush	22½ to 1
		Anything	2 to 1
Four Straight Flush (interior or end)	1
		Straight Flush	46 to 1
		Anything	3 to 1
One Ace	4
		Pair of Aces	3 to 1
		Aces Up	14 to 1
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