Poker Odds Calculator Excel

If I end up making a useful poker spreadsheet, I'll add it to this page for you to download and play with.

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What kind of spreadsheets are they?

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Just anything that might help explain any kind of poker concept that involves numbers.

1. Pot Growth Visualizer - Watch the pot grow.

Download (Mac):pot-growth-visualiser.numbers (original file)
Download (Excel):pot-growth-visualiser.xls (exported from Numbers.app)

• Description: See how your bets and raises affect how rapidly the size of the pot grows.
• Features: Find out how much you need to bet to set up a pot-size all-in on the river.
• Benefits: The deeper your understanding of geometric pot size growth, the better you'll get at controlling and manipulating pot sizes to your advantage.
• Source:Progressive Bet Sizing

Why use spreadsheets?

Bit old-school aren't they? Well, yeah, but they're simple and effective. You don't see knives going out of fashion.

So when I'm writing an article I may create a spreadsheet to help me out. I'll use it to help me calculate things and display information clearly. It allows me to see the strategy.

• The boxes are perfect for organizing numbers and laying out calculations in an easy to read format. This helps you to 'see' the calculations in your head.
• The charts are marvelous for visualizing the results of your calculations. This helps you to 'see' the results and the effects of inputs/actions.

Spreadsheets are magic for analyzing statistical things, and poker is one of those statistical things. If you can work with spreadsheets, you have a powerful tool at your disposal for analyzing ideas. Just as a gladiator would benefit from a sexy new weapon, a poker player benefits from Excel.

Poker Odds Calculator Excel

But what exactly can you do with spreadsheets? Honestly, play with them and see for yourself. EV equations would be a good place to start. Then try some pot odds and other mathematical stuff.

And when you get the hang of it, you'll be thankful you acquired the skill. Excel isn't just for lame databases. It's actually an awesome tool that will develop your skill of decision analysis. And winning the most money from poker is simply a case of making the best possible decisions at every opportunity.

The next time you want to work something out using numbers, try doing it in Excel (or whatever spreadsheet app you prefer).

Popular spreadsheet tools.

• Excel - The original, and the popular choice.
• Numbers - Snazzy spreadsheet offering from Apple. Sleek and effective.
• Google Docs - Free web-based app. Perfect for simpler jobs, but lacks the more complex functionality of the downloadable apps above.

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Honorable Mention: Soulver (Mac)

I love Soulver. It's a cross between a calculator, a note pad, and a spreadsheet. It's a calculator/note pad mostly, and it's super handy for things like EV equations.

Go back to the handy Texas Hold'em tools.

Once the flop has been dealt in Texas Hold'em, you'll be able to count your outs and know how likely it is your hand will improve. That will tell you whether you should stay in the hand or fold.
You can figure out your outs and odds for any hand, but here is a quick and dirty list of the most common scenarios:

Texas Hold'em Cheat SheetOdds Based on Outs after the Flop

If after the flop, you have:
Two outs: Your odds are 11 to 1 (about 8.5 percent)
A common scenario would be when you have a pair and you are hoping your pair becomes a three-of-a-kind (a set).
Four outs: Your odds are 5 to 1 (about 16.5 percent)
A common scenario would be when you are trying to hit an inside straight draw (there are 4 cards of one number that will complete the straight) or you have two pairs and you hope to make a full house (there are three cards remaining of one number and two of the other).
Eight outs: Your odds are 2 to 1 (about 31 percent)
A common scenario would be that you have an open-ended straight draw. There are four remaining cards of two different numbers that will complete your straight, on the high end and on the low end.
Nine outs: Your odds are 2 to 1 (about 35 percent)
This is the common scenario when you have a flush draw. Any of the nine remaining cards of the suit will give you a flush.

Fifteen outs: Your odds are 1 to 1 (about 54 percent)
A scenario for this is having a straight and flush draw, where either any of the nine remaining cards of the suit will give you a flush, while there are four cards remaining of each of two numbers that would complete a straight. However, you don't count the same cards twice as outs, so those of suit you hope to get don't count again.

The Rule of Four and Two

These odds only apply to counting both the turn and the river, so they assume you will stay in the hand until the showdown. Your odds are only about half as good for a single card draw, such taking the hit on the turn or taking the hit on the river. A common way of looking at the difference in the odds when you will be seeing two cards compared with one is called the Rule of 4 and 2.

After the flop, count your outs and multiply them by four to get your percentage odds. This doesn't give you an exact number, but it is quickly in the ballpark. With 15 outs, 4 x 15 = 55 percent you'll complete that straight or flush with the next two draws.

However, when you are calculating the odds that a single draw will improve your hand, you multiply the outs by two rather than 4. With 15 outs, 2 x 15 = 30 percent chance.