Overcards on the Flop

So what is an overcard? An overcard is a card on the flop that is higher than the highest card in your hand.
Why are overcards important? Because they represent a threat if they pair up to one of your opponent's hole cards.
If you hold 9 poker training 9 poker terms, glossary and the flop comes K texas hold'em poker 8 poker rules 3, then the K is the overcard to your hand.

You must hold an ace not to worry about an overcard on the flop. You see an ace only 14.9% of the time.

Percent Chance That You Will Flop an Overcard

You Hold	None	One	Two	Three	One or More	An Overcard and No Set if Paired
K K or KX	77.449	21.122	1.408	0.020	22.550	11.67
Q Q or QX	58.571	35.143	6.000	0.286	41.429	31.12
J J or JX	43.041	43.041	12.796	1.122	56.959	46.96
1010 or TX	30.531	45.796	20.816	2.875	69.487	59.57
9 9 or 9X	20.714	44.388	29.082	5.816	79.286	69.30
8 8 or 8X	13.265	39.796	36.612	10.327	86.735	76.54
7 7 or 7X	7.857	33.000	42.429	16.714	92.143	81.65
6 6 or 6X	4.163	24.980	45.551	25.306	95.837	85.01
5 5 or 5X	1.857	16.714	45.000	36.429	98.143	86.97
4 4 or 4X	0.612	9.184	39.796	50.408	99.388	87.92
3 3 or 3X	0.102	3.367	28.959	67.571	99.898	88.22
2 2 or 2X	impossible	0.245	11.510	88.245	100.000	88.24

In the chart above, the headings "None," "One," "Two," and "Three," mean the chance of having exactly that many overcards come on the flop.

The "One or More" column is the total of the One, Two, and Three columns. The last column gives the odds of getting at least one overcard without flopping a set when you hold a pair. In other words, if you hold a pocket pair, it gives the odds you won't like the flop.

The following table shows you what to expect when you don't have suited cards and aren't looking to make a straight. When your looking to pair the highest card in your hand on the flop, this is the table for you.

Chances of Flopping the Top Pair

If You Hold an Unpaired	% chance it will be the highest card on the flop
A	16.6
K	13.9
Q	11.3
J	9.1
10	7.1
9	5.4
8	3.9
7	2.6
6	1.6
5	0.8
4	0.3
3	0.1
2	0.0

Something useful to know: How your pocket cards compare to the other players' cards before the flop. If you know all the possible two-card combinations (1,326) and you know how many other players are dealt into the hand, you can compute the chance that you have the best hand before the flop. You may refer to a preflop odds table for this by Clicking Here.

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