Welcome to the second article about your starting poker cards. Here i show the percentage
chance of winning with a starting hand when 2, 4, 6 or 9 people are playing at a
table. Showing the actual percentages is a great way to actually see why some
cards should be played and some should be folded straight away.
Strong Starting Cards
| Cards |
2 Players |
4 Players |
6 Players |
9 Players |
| AA |
85% |
64% |
49% |
35% |
| KK |
82% |
58% |
43% |
30% |
| QQ |
80% |
53% |
38% |
25% |
| JJ |
77% |
49% |
33% |
22% |
| AKs |
67% |
41% |
31% |
22% |
| AK |
65% |
38% |
27% |
19% |
| AQs |
66% |
39% |
29% |
21% |
| AQ |
64% |
36% |
26% |
18% |
Medium Starting Cards
| Cards |
2 Players |
4 Players |
6 Players |
9 Players |
| 1010 |
75% |
45% |
30% |
19% |
| 99 |
72% |
41% |
27% |
17% |
| AJs |
65% |
37% |
28% |
20% |
| A10s |
64% |
36% |
27% |
19% |
| AJ |
64% |
34% |
24% |
16% |
| KQs |
63% |
37% |
28% |
20% |
| KJs |
63% |
36% |
27% |
19% |
| A10 |
63% |
33% |
23% |
15% |
| KQ |
61% |
34% |
25% |
16% |
| KJ |
60% |
33% |
23% |
16% |
| QJs |
60% |
35% |
26% |
19% |
| QJ |
58% |
31% |
23% |
16% |
Low Value Starting Cards
| Cards |
2 Players |
4 Players |
6 Players |
9 Players |
| 88 |
69% |
37% |
24% |
16% |
| 77 |
66% |
34% |
22% |
15% |
| A9s |
63% |
33% |
24% |
17% |
| A9 |
61% |
30% |
20% |
13% |
I wont go any further as we can already see that % chance of winning has
already dropped significantly. To aid comparison here are the chances of
winning, if all cards are unknown (100% divided by number of players at the
table).
| 2 Players |
4 Players |
6 Players |
9 Players |
| 50% |
25% |
17% |
11% |
You can find other percentages via the poker utility Poker Stove, or our online odds calculator, check
the strategy page for a link to each. Note figures are rounded to nearest whole
percent.