Texas Hold'em Calculator

What the game is

Texas Hold'em gives each player two private cards and up to five shared community cards. The best five-card hand wins at showdown.

Rules of Texas Hold'em

• Each player starts with two private cards, often called hole cards or down cards because only that player can use them.
• Five shared community cards can be dealt in the middle of the table: three on the flop, one on the turn, and one on the river.
• At showdown, a player makes the best five-card high hand using any mix of private and community cards: both private cards, one private card, or only the community cards.
• If you leave the board empty, the calculator studies the hand before any community cards are known.

Example calculations

• Compare AA against KK before the flop to understand how often the favorite holds.
• Enter A♠ K♠ against Q♥ Q♦ on T♠ J♠ 2♣ to study draw equity with overcards and straight outs.
• Add a turn card to see how one street can swing equity.

Strategy examples

• Use preflop calculations to compare pair-versus-overcard and dominated-hand spots.
• Study flop texture by adding draws, blockers, and made hands.
• Use dead cards when known folded or exposed cards change outs.

Calculator preview

Preview the Hold'em calculator

The Hold'em calculator link opens the full table view with Texas Hold'em already selected, so you can move from the rules on this page straight into a real hand study.

Use it to enter the same kind of cards shown in the examples, adjust known board cards or dead cards when they matter, and see how each card changes the numbers.

The results help you compare equity, ties, and how much the next card can change the shape of the hand.

Clicking through is the fastest way to preview the real Hold'em calculator workflow before you start building your own examples.

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