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The
following table gives the odds against eventually pairing your hole
card at five-card stud. (Needless to say, you will be using this
table in practice only when you have a high hole card!) The next
table gives the chance of pairing your hole card after you have
received an unmatched card for your third card. This table is listed
as a function of the number of cards that other players have shown
(whether or not they are still in the game).
These two tables are approximations. Clearly, the odds will vary
slightly with the exact number of opponents and the exact number
of cards you have seen. Such precise figures, however, are unlikely
to be of value under actual playing conditions.
Another common situation in five-card stud is when you find yourself
with a low pair. If several other players have high cards showing,
there is a good chance that one or more of them has, or will eventually
have, a higher pair. Therefore, it is valuable to know the approximate
odds against improving your hand to better than a high pair.
Under normal conditions, if you have a pair and an odd card, the
odds against such improvement are 2,5 to 1 if you have seen no card
matching either of the ranks you hold, but 3; to 1 if a card matching
your pair or odd card has appeared. (If two matching cards have
appeared, you should almost always drop out, the odds against eventual
improvement being prohibitive.)
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