Expected Value Chart by Position
These statistics were compiled by a major online poker room from an expected value page from their database of millions of real live hands. Positive expectation hands are indicated by black numbers while negative expectation hands are indicated by red numbers.
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When reading this chart, just remember that the numbers you see are not absolute fact, but a sample size out of a pool of hands. This means that certain numbers or patterns might not make sense in this chart, but some careful analysis should be able to tell you whether or not the hand is a fluke.
The most important aspect of reading this hold'em EV chart however, is to be able to understand the basic theory of which hands perform well and why. You'll see that position is a great factor in expected value, as hands in later position almost always win the most of any hand and also have a consistent pattern at winning money. If you can combine this knowledge as well as remembering which hands are strong overall, you can easily learn which hands are playable and which are not.
For those advanced players that play no limit, a look into realistic odds and implied value is an extremely important concept in tweaking your hand selection choices as well as how to play post-oak.
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| Cards | SB | BB | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | D |
| AA | 2.71 | 2.82 | 2.49 | 2.52 | 2.74 | 2.78 | 2.80 | 2.74 | 2.88 | 2.96 |
| KK | 1.89 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.91 | 2.02 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 2.10 |
| 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.49 | 1.36 | |
| JJ | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.87 |
| TT | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.56 |
| 99 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.23 |
| 88 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.26 |
| 77 | -0.07 | -0.01 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| 66 | -0.01 | -0.07 | -0.01 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.05 | -0.02 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 55 | -0.02 | -0.11 | 0.02 | -0.01 | -0.04 | -0.00 | -0.00 | -0.04 | -0.00 | 0.08 |
| 44 | 0.05 | -0.10 | -0.09 | -0.06 | -0.01 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.02 | -0.06 | -0.04 |
| 33 | -0.10 | -0.16 | -0.06 | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.04 | -0.00 | 0.07 | -0.04 | 0.04 |
| 22 | -0.11 | -0.10 | -0.11 | -0.02 | -0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.06 | -0.01 | -0.12 |
| AK | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.62 |
| AK s | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 1.00 |
| AQ | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.37 |
| AQ s | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.64 |
| AJ | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| AJ s | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.49 |
| AT | -0.08 | -0.04 | -0.07 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.06 |
| AT s | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.47 |
| A9 | -0.21 | -0.18 | -0.08 | -0.11 | -0.13 | -0.07 | -0.09 | -0.12 | -0.10 | -0.03 |
| A9 s | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| A8 | -0.21 | -0.28 | -0.18 | -0.08 | -0.10 | -0.09 | -0.08 | -0.17 | -0.06 | -0.09 |
| A8 s | -0.02 | -0.13 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
| A7 | -0.22 | -0.26 | -0.14 | -0.12 | -0.11 | -0.12 | -0.15 | -0.10 | -0.10 | -0.05 |
| A7 s | -0.06 | -0.05 | 0.03 | 0.13 | -0.01 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| A6 | -0.29 | -0.27 | -0.18 | -0.15 | -0.12 | -0.11 | -0.13 | -0.10 | -0.13 | -0.10 |
| A6 s | 0.01 | -0.15 | -0.14 | 0.05 | -0.04 | 0.01 | 0.06 | -0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| A5 | -0.25 | -0.30 | -0.12 | -0.15 | -0.12 | -0.15 | -0.12 | -0.11 | -0.08 | -0.12 |
| A5 s | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.06 | -0.02 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| A4 | -0.26 | -0.30 | -0.12 | -0.11 | -0.15 | -0.13 | -0.08 | -0.10 | -0.10 | -0.10 |
| A4 s | -0.03 | -0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| A3 | -0.28 | -0.34 | -0.17 | -0.11 | -0.12 | -0.12 | -0.09 | -0.11 | -0.12 | -0.10 |
| A3 s | -0.12 | 0.02 | -0.06 | 0.07 | 0.10 | -0.08 | -0.08 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| A2 | -0.28 | -0.35 | -0.16 | -0.14 | -0.15 | -0.15 | -0.13 | -0.09 | -0.06 | -0.14 |
| A2 s | -0.12 | -0.14 | -0.01 | -0.03 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.10 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| KQ | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 |
| KQ s | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.42 |
| KJ | -0.08 | -0.16 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.04 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| KJ s | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.40 |
| KT | -0.20 | -0.16 | -0.08 | -0.09 | -0.05 | -0.06 | -0.05 | -0.04 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| KT s | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.30 |
| K9 | -0.26 | -0.21 | -0.12 | -0.10 | -0.09 | -0.11 | -0.09 | -0.10 | -0.06 | -0.05 |
| K9 s | -0.07 | -0.03 | -0.05 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.03 |
| K8 | -0.27 | -0.28 | -0.13 | -0.09 | -0.09 | -0.06 | -0.08 | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.08 |
| K8 s | -0.09 | -0.11 | -0.03 | -0.01 | -0.03 | 0.01 | -0.10 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| K7 | -0.26 | -0.31 | -0.13 | -0.10 | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.09 | -0.06 | -0.05 | -0.04 |
| K7 s | -0.07 | -0.12 | -0.08 | -0.03 | 0.14 | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.03 | 0.04 | -0.01 |
| K6 | -0.26 | -0.32 | -0.10 | -0.05 | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.07 |
| K6 s | -0.16 | -0.16 | -0.10 | 0.02 | -0.03 | -0.08 | -0.06 | 0.07 | 0.01 | -0.02 |
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