Re: How to calculate hand potential?
In general, to find the probability of certain outcomes, you have to follow these steps:
1) Find the number of flops/boards that contain that outcome, and
2) Divide that by the total number of flops/boards.
For example, let's say you want to find the probability of flopping a set, full house, or four of a kind given that you have been dealt AA. The number of flops with a single ace is:
C(2,1) * C(48,2) = 2256
The number of flops with two aces is:
C(2,2) * C(48,1) = 48
The total number of flops is:
C(50, 3) = 19600
So, the probability of flopping a set, full house, or four of a kind is (2256 + 48)/19600 = 0.1176 or 11.76%.
If you need more information on combinations (C(x, y) is the number of ways to choose y objects out of x objects) try searching on Google.
Hope that helps.
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