Posted Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:29 pm GMT by bigrazor
where can i feast my eyes on a site that shows all the preflop hand strengths, matchup odds, and stuff like that? I heard last night on WPT that 55 was an even match to 78 suited.. i was baffled, and realized i really need to brush up on my hand strengths. THANKS ALL 
Nick
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Posted Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:30 pm GMT by Geno
Hey Nick, welcome aboard!
Check out this page on this very site:
http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/calculator.php
Which shows you the odds of each starting hand.
Any pocket pair eg 55 vs two over cards eg 78 is roughly 50/50. In this case, 78 vs 55 is probably more like 53/47 in favour of the 55 because to make a straight with the 78 going downwards, 2 of the 5s that may be needed are gone which slightly swings it toward the guy with 55.
You will pick all this up quite quick, it's worth knowing when you are sat at the tables!
Posted Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:04 pm GMT by MasterShake
And not to take away from the tools here at this site, but Cardplayer.com also has a poker odds calculator.
Posted Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:42 pm GMT by wEbMaStEr
yeah, i only ever use that after the fact tho, like when i'm real pee'd off and want to know exactly how small that guys chances of making the straight with his undercard were 
Posted Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:02 am GMT by Fat Tony
| wEbMaStEr wrote: | | yeah, i only ever use that after the fact tho, like when i'm real pee'd off and want to know exactly how small that guys chances of making the straight with his undercard were |
won't finding out how slim the guy chances were just make you even madder? 
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