A poker equity chart is a quick-reference tool that shows your winning probability at different stages of a hand. This page covers the essential charts every player needs: preflop matchup equities, postflop matchup equities, and the outs-to-equity table used with the Rule of 2 and 4. For a full explanation of how poker equity works, including pot odds, fold equity, and how to apply these figures at the table, see our complete guide about poker equity.
Poker Equity Chart: Common Preflop Scenarios
The chart below shows the preflop equity for common heads-up matchups in Texas Hold'em: the percentage chance each hand wins before any community cards are dealt.
A few things worth noting about preflop equities:
No hand ever has 0% equity before the flop is dealt. Even the weakest holding retains some chance of winning. Pot odds may make a call technically correct on paper, but position matters: realising your equity from out of position (particularly from the blinds) is significantly harder in practice. And while memorising hand-vs-hand matchups is useful, the more important skill is estimating your equity against an opponent's poker range (the realistic spread of hands they could hold) rather than one specific holding.
Poker Equity Chart: Common Postflop Scenarios
The chart below shows equities for common made-hand matchups once a flop has been dealt.
The Rule of 2 and 4
The Rule of 2 and 4 lets you estimate your equity quickly when you're on a draw, without a calculator.
An "out" is any card that improves your hand. If you have four cards to a flush, you have 9 outs (13 cards per suit, minus the 4 you've already seen).
The rule works as follows: on the flop (two cards still to come), multiply your outs by 4 to get your approximate equity percentage. On the turn (one card to come), multiply your outs by 2.
Accounting for Impure Outs
Not all outs are clean. If you have an open-ended straight draw on a two-flush board, some of your straight outs may simultaneously complete an opponent's flush. In these cases, reduce your out count by 0.5 to 1 before calculating. The rule is an approximation, so it's useful, but not exact.
Poker Equity Chart: Outs and Equities
The table below shows the equity approximation produced by the Rule of 2 and 4, alongside the precise figures, for 1 to 20 outs.
| Outs | Flop equity (Rule of 4) | Flop equity (exact) | Turn equity (Rule of 2) | Turn equity (exact) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4% | 4.4% | 2% | 2.2% |
| 2 | 8% | 8.4% | 4% | 4.5% |
| 3 | 12% | 12.5% | 6% | 6.8% |
| 4 | 16% | 16.5% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 5 | 20% | 20.4% | 10% | 11.4% |
| 6 | 24% | 24.1% | 12% | 13.6% |
| 7 | 28% | 27.8% | 14% | 15.9% |
| 8 | 32% | 31.5% | 16% | 18.2% |
| 9 | 36% | 35.0% | 18% | 20.5% |
| 10 | 40% | 38.4% | 20% | 22.7% |
| 11 | 44% | 41.7% | 22% | 25.0% |
| 12 | 48% | 45.0% | 24% | 27.3% |
| 13 | 52% | 48.1% | 26% | 29.5% |
| 14 | 56% | 51.2% | 28% | 31.8% |
| 15 | 60% | 54.1% | 30% | 34.1% |
| 16 | 64% | 57.0% | 32% | 36.4% |
| 17 | 68% | 59.8% | 34% | 38.6% |
| 18 | 72% | 62.4% | 36% | 40.9% |
| 19 | 76% | 65.0% | 38% | 43.2% |
| 20 | 80% | 67.5% | 40% | 45.5% |
Common draw reference points: a flush draw (9 outs) gives roughly 35% equity on the flop; an open-ended straight draw (8 outs) gives roughly 32%; a gutshot (4 outs) gives roughly 17%.
Key Takeaways
- A poker equity chart shows the probability of winning a hand at a given moment.
- Preflop, no hand holds 0% equity – every hand retains some winning chance.
- The Rule of 4 estimates flop equity (two cards to come): multiply outs by 4.
- The Rule of 2 estimates turn equity (one card to come): multiply outs by 2.
- Reduce your out count for impure outs – cards that may also improve an opponent's hand.
- To make profitable decisions, relate your equity to pot odds and fold equity.
