Preflop odds for 9 player games

The Playing the Percentage page in the February 2007 issue of Poker Pro Magazine caught my eye.

The page shows the odds that someone has a better hand then you preflop in a 9-handed game.

Check out the odds:

KK: 22-1
AK: 22-1
QQ: 10.5-1
JJ: 7-1
TT: 5-1
AQ: 5-1
99: 4-1
KQ: 3-1
AJ: 2.5-1
KJ: 2-1
AT: 1.7-1
QJ: 1.5-1
KT: 1.5-1
[February 2007 Poker Pro Magazine page 59]

It makes sense that KK and AK are the same. When you have KK there are still 4 aces in the deck so AA can still be dealt 6 ways. When you have AK there are only 3 kings and 3 aces left so KK and AA can only be made 3 ways each for a total of 6 combinations.

Good post, will add it to my cheat sheet, that is always by my side.

Interesting. thanks for the post

interesting to see how strong hands like KT and QJ actually are. not saying it's a good idea to play them a lot because you'll be dominated a lot when you hit your hand. but still... i thought KT, QJ, etc. would have like a 15% chance of being the best hand. interesting