What is the highest % chance of winning with the current lowest ranked hand
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What is the highest probability you can have of winning a hand whilst still having a hand that ranks lower than every other player still in the hand? I'm talking odds based only on what cards are visible and not counting any situations where folded cards would effect the chances. Any street, any hands, any number of players, what are the best odds you can have with currently the worst hand?
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Yeah sorry I should have specified hold em. Just cos PLO is much more about drawing hands and specifying hold em makes it more interesting.
I can tell you that over 60% is definitely possible. I think I may have worked out the highest but I might be wrong. In any case I won't reveal my findings too early.
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Interesting, I'm at work atm and can't really play around with odds calculators right now, should be a bit quieter soon though and I'll have a crack.
This is a good one.
------------ Very quickly I had a look and found one over 70%
------------ yeah 72.32% is my best so far
------------ The amount of times actually I've gotten into arguments actually about who had the better hand. For example being called a donk chasing a flush and sucking-out after being ahead with a big FD/SD + over cards vs a crappy pair.. And trying to explain that because two cards were still to be dealt I was actually ahead.
------------ Well I voted 70-79% since 72.34% is still my best.
Edited by jessthehuman (26 September 2012 @ 02:25 GMT)
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A few years ago there was a very nice poker odds calculator that I’m almost sure it could give me the type of value you’re looking for. We all know that a AA or AK pre-flop have around 67% of winning on their side, so, about your question, I would go for the same answer everyone is giving, which means that it has to be more than this value, so, for sure, more than 70%.
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This is one I'm trying to learn something from and so far I'm liking what jess has to say about it and fakiry. Everyone is apparently more up on calculating then me, but a great way to learn something. Definitely enjoy the poll questions that you've been coming up with. Very educational!
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Really nice chance. I surprise , do you always make documentary of all your interesting hand ? How could you do that ? use holdem manager ? Do your skill improve with it ? ( make documentary or HM ? ) Did you analysis your play every time you finished the game or end of the day ?
Did you win that hand finally ? Sad, if lost with 72% chance
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Posted by Serpang: Really nice chance. I surprise , do you always make documentary of all your interesting hand ? How could you do that ? use holdem manager ? Do your skill improve with it ? ( make documentary or HM ? ) Did you analysis your play every time you finished the game or end of the day ?
Did you win that hand finally ? Sad, if lost with 72% chance
It's not a real hand, it's just using a free odds website, you can put in any cards you like.
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Posted by awood88: The best I've got so far is 76.83%
Interesting, I'll have to think harder !
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Posted by awood88: Remember any street, any hands, any number of players, as long as you have the lowest ranked hand .
Hah, yeah OK - smashed it now, 84.52% and could be high if you keep following my pattern and add more hands.
------------ heh - should have reserved my vote !
Edited by jessthehuman (27 September 2012 @ 04:10 GMT)
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Ahah! Good thinking! You found a way to use the 10th hand! 90% with the 'losing' hand, that is awesome.. Hehe, look at the poll, too many people (myself included) threw in their votes too early!
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Posted by marqis: Thanks... I liked your idea of blocking all other hands from improving.
I must say, the answer is somewhat amazing; it is totally counterintuitive that you can be > 90% favorite, with the worst ranked hand.
Luckily I hadn't voted yet...
This would be a nice question for a math contest, or something.
Yeah it would, I must admit, without really thinking about the answer that much when awood made the thread, there is no way I ever would have guessed it would be >90% that's seriously crazy.
