44 (Pocket fours) odds & win probability
44 wins 57.1% of the time against a random hand and ranks 48 of 169 starting hands. It is a pocket pair with 6 combinations, 0.5% of all deals, and it is a raise from under the gun onward in a 6-max game.
The numbers
| Against | Equity |
|---|---|
| One random hand | 57.1% |
| 2 random hands | 36.9% |
| 4 random hands | 20.6% |
| 6 random hands | 15.1% |
| 8 random hands | 12.8% |
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Wins outright | 56.3% |
| Splits the pot | 1.5% |
| Loses | 42.2% |
| Combinations | 6 |
| Share of all deals | 0.45% |
| Playability rank | 48 of 169 |
| Percentile | 72.2 |
Where 44 sits in each opening range
Six-max, 100 big blinds. The gold outline marks 44; red is the raising range.
- UTGRaise
Under the gun opening range with 44 highlighted - HJRaise
Hijack opening range with 44 highlighted - CORaise
Cutoff opening range with 44 highlighted - BTNRaise
Button opening range with 44 highlighted - SBRaise
Small blind opening range with 44 highlighted
How to play 44
Playing it before the flop
Open it from under the gun onward and fold it earlier. Even at 57.1% against a random hand, 44 makes its money from the flops where it turns into three of a kind, and those arrive once every eight and a half attempts.
Facing a 3-bet
Fold most of the time. Set mining needs deep stacks and a caller behind who will pay; a raised and re-raised pot has neither the price nor the room. The exception is a very deep pot against an opponent who cannot fold an overpair.
After the flop
Hit the set and get paid, it is well disguised and the pot is usually large enough to justify going for stacks. Miss it, and 44 has almost no showdown value at all. That is not a reason to bluff with it; it is a reason to give up cheaply.
44 questions
How often does 44 win?
44 wins 57.1% of the time against a single random hand, 56.3% outright, with a 1.5% chance of splitting the pot. That makes it the 48th strongest of the 169 starting hands.
Should I raise with 44?
Yes, from under the gun onward in a six-handed game. Earlier than that there are too many players still to act for the hand to be profitable as an open.
How many combinations of 44 are there?
There are 6 combinations of Pocket fours, which is 0.5% of the 1,326 possible starting hands. Every pocket pair has six.
How does 44 hold up against several opponents?
Against eight opponents its equity falls to 12.8%. Every extra player reduces the share, but a hand that makes the nuts loses less of it than a hand that only makes a pair.
Neighbouring hands
- Next stepThe UTG opening range in full44 is one cell of it. The chart shows the other 168 decisions from the same seat, which is what you actually need at the table.
- A3s, Ace-Three suited58.1% · rank 39
- JTs, Jack-Ten suited57.5% · rank 44
- A2s, Ace-Two suited57.3% · rank 46
- T9s, Ten-Nine suited54.1% · rank 65
- 33, Pocket threes53.8% · rank 66
- 98s, Nine-Eight suited50.9% · rank 83
- 55, Pocket fives60.2% · rank 28
- 22, Pocket twos50.3% · rank 88
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