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Odds for the Turn

There are two types of hands in hold'em:

1. A pair or better.
2. A draw to a straight or flush.

Every hand that is played postflop is a contest between these two types of hands or within each type of hand. Classic examples would be:

1. A player has flopped top pair with a good kicker, while his/her opponent has flopped a straight or a flush draw:

You Hold

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 The Flop Is

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 I Hold

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2. Both players have flopped the same pair, but one player is ahead of the other because he has a better kicker:
 

You Hold

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 The Flop Is

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 I Hold

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3. Both players have flopped a straight draw, but one player has higher cards than the other:

 

You Hold

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 The Flop Is

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 I Hold

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4. Both players have flopped a flush draw, but one has higher cards than the other:

 

You Hold

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 The Flop Is

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 I Hold

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5. Both players started with luke warm hands, and they both totally missed the flop:

 

You Hold

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 The Flop Is

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 I Hold

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In all of the examples above, there's an easy way to figure out how each hand will turn out. To do this you determine how many outs you have and compute the chances of hitting your outs on the turn and the river. You may refer to the following table for a statistical guide these drawing odds by Clicking Here.