Question About Favorable Flops

[KeithF40]

Im trying to figure out hands that I feel have at least a 50 percent chance of seeing a favorable flop. A favorable flop for me generally includes flopping
1. Royal Flush
2. Straight Flush
3. Full House using both cards in my hand in order to actually create the full house
4. Flush
5. Straight without having three cards to a flush on board
6. Set without having three cards to a flush on board
7. Trips
8. Two Pair using both cards in my hand to actually make the two pair and without having three cards to a flush on board
9. Overpair without the board being paired and without having three cards to a flush on board
10. Top Pair while holding either the first or second nut kicker without the board being paired and without there being three to a flush on board
11. Holding suited cards and flopping a flush draw
12. Flopping three to a suit where I hold only the ace to that suit in my hand
13. Flopping an open ended straight draw or double belly buster straight draw where im not drawing to dummy end of a straight

What hands would actually create favorable situations like this. Also it would be nice if someone could post the math involved in finding out these situations.

[elindauer]

AA, KK, and QQ are the only hands that fit your criteria.

Good luck.
Eric

[radioheadfan]

Also play jack-ten suited from the button when everyone else has limped. I'm not sure why, but people keep telling me that it's a good hand.

Also, there is no way to flop a boat without using both of your cards.

[Niwa]

If the board is 5 - 5 - 5 - A - 2
Your hand is AK. You're only using one card for the boat, right?

[jhall23]

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Also, there is no way to flop a boat without using both of your cards.

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[LetYouDown]

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Also play jack-ten suited from the button when everyone else has limped. I'm not sure why, but people keep telling me that it's a good hand.

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J-10 suited is a fantastic multiway hand. The straight possibilities are maximized (most nut straights possible). It's easy to muck if you miss (you're not really looking for top pair). Action flops can give you enormous implied odds (think A-K-Q). I love J-10, but I'm a bigger fan of it in deeper stack games. If the stacks are smaller, the implied odds aren't there and I'll generally junk it unless there's a fair amount of limpers.

[KeithF40]

What I meant to say about the full house is that Im not looking for a AAA flop when I have KK. I guess what I meant to say was I dont want the hand to end up in a way where I make a full house without using both of my cards with the board being AAAKQ and me holding KK.

[creedofhubris]

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AA, KK, and QQ are the only hands that fit your criteria.

Good luck.
Eric

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Think about it -- if other hands had a 50% chance of flopping something this good, you would always play them from every position.