How rare are poker hands, really?

In Texas Hold’em, your chance of making each hand by the river is approximately:

• One Pair — 42.3% (1 in 2.4 hands)
• Two Pair — 4.75% (1 in 21 hands)
• Three of a Kind — 2.11% (1 in 47 hands)
• Straight — 0.39% (1 in 255 hands)
• Flush — 0.20% (1 in 508 hands)
• Full House — 0.14% (1 in 694 hands)
• Four of a Kind — 0.024% (1 in 4,165 hands)
• Straight Flush — 0.00139% (1 in 72,193 hands)
• Royal Flush — 0.000154% (1 in 649,740 hands)

This is why professional players don’t chase monster hands. A royal flush is nearly 13 times less likely than being struck by lightning in your lifetime ⚡️

Poker is a game where tiny probability edges compound over thousands of hands