Poker Hand Calculator

1. Select players — Click any of the 9 seats around the table, then pick two hole cards for each player using the card picker at the top. The first two seats (top-left and top-right) auto-fill in sequence — just click cards and they'll be assigned. To add more opponents, click any empty seat around the table.

2. Add community cards — Click the board card slots in the center of the table to add flop, turn, and river cards. After filling both hero seats, the picker automatically targets the flop. Leave the board empty for preflop equity calculations.

3. Add dead cards — Click any slot in the Dead Cards section below the table to mark cards that are out of play. You can add up to 10 dead cards. This is useful in live poker when you've seen exposed or folded cards — it narrows the remaining deck for more precise equity.

4. Read the results — Win and tie percentages appear below each player's cards and update automatically. Color coding helps you read results at a glance: green means the favorite (≥50%), red means the underdog (≤20%), and yellow is in between. Preflop heads-up results are instant; all other scenarios calculate in milliseconds.

5. Start over — Hit the "New Hand" button to clear everything and start a fresh scenario. Click any filled card to remove just that card and re-deal.

This poker hand calculator uses the same engine that powers the PokerLog mobile app. It combines three calculation methods for optimal speed and accuracy:

• Preflop lookup table — Instant results for 2-player preflop scenarios. The table contains 28,000+ precomputed matchups built from over 10 million simulations per hand combination, giving you essentially exact equity with zero wait time.
• Exhaustive enumeration — 100% mathematically exact results for flop and turn boards. The engine evaluates every possible remaining card combination to determine the true equity down to the last decimal point.
• Monte Carlo simulation — High-accuracy estimates for multi-player preflop scenarios (3-9 players). The engine runs 4,000-10,000 random simulations depending on player count, producing results typically within 0.5% of the true value.

Understanding common preflop equity matchups is fundamental to winning poker. Here are the scenarios you'll encounter most often:

• Overpair vs underpair (AA vs KK) — roughly 82% vs 18%. Even the second-best starting hand is a massive underdog against Aces.
• Pair vs two overcards (QQ vs AK suited) — about 54% vs 46%. Often called a "coin flip," though the pair has a slight edge.
• Dominated hand (AK vs AQ) — roughly 74% vs 26%. Sharing a card with a worse kicker is a tough spot.
• Small pair vs overcards (77 vs AK offsuit) — about 55% vs 45%. The pair is a slight favorite but it's close.
• Suited connectors vs overcards (8♠7♠ vs AK offsuit) — roughly 38% vs 62%. Suited connectors have more ways to make straights and flushes but start behind.

Try these matchups in the calculator above to see exact numbers and build your preflop intuition.

Equity is the cornerstone of every profitable poker decision. At its simplest, equity tells you what percentage of the pot "belongs" to you based on your chances of winning. If you have 60% equity in a $100 pot, your expected share is $60.

This matters because profitable poker comes down to one rule: put money in when your equity exceeds your pot share. If you're one of two players and you have 60% equity, any bet you call is profitable in the long run. Our calculator makes it easy to study these situations and develop an intuitive feel for where you stand in any hand.

Equity shifts dramatically as community cards are dealt. Pocket Kings might have 82% equity preflop against Ace-Queen, but if an Ace hits the flop, that equity can drop below 10%. Using the calculator to explore how board textures change equity is one of the fastest ways to improve your postflop play.