# Simple Texas Hold'Em Odds Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 4, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-texas-holdem-odds-question/292825 "2005-03-04T00:12:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-texas-holdem-odds-question/292825/1 "2005-03-04T00:12:48Z")
At a table of 10 players, what are the odds that someone is dealt a pair, any pair? What are the odds that a particular person is dealt a pair? ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-texas-holdem-odds-question/292825/2 "2005-03-04T00:48:25Z")
Let me make sure I have the assumptions correct. At the beginning of the game, each player is dealt 2 cards, and you want to know what the odds are of at least one player having ANY pair? You also want to know, if I choose player X and then the initial 2 cards are dealt, what are the odds of player X having ANY pair? ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-texas-holdem-odds-question/292825/3 "2005-03-04T00:48:34Z")
I know that your odds of getting a pocket pair is 6%, regardless of how many players are in the game. ---
**Author:** ![Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-texas-holdem-odds-question/292825/4 "2005-03-04T01:22:59Z")
One particular player: exactly 1 in 17 (or 5.9%) One or more pairs among ten players: 45% ---
**Author:** ![Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-texas-holdem-odds-question/292825/5 "2005-03-04T01:34:15Z")
For completeness, if ten-handed: 0 pairs: 55% 1 pair: 34% 2 pairs: 9.6% 3 pairs: 1.6% 4 pairs: 0.19% 5 or more pairs: \<1 in 6500 (or, \< 0.015%)