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How the professionals would play 'COWBOYS'
These cowboys will take you for a ride. They can turn your night around for the better, or tilt you right down to the felt.
Pre flop, Kings maybe tier one category but if the flop brings even 1 ace, you could easily be holding the 2nd best hand with very few outs to save you. The question is, how likely is it for an ace to come on the flop? The reality is about 22% (22.55%) or 1 fifth of the time.
The misfortune of overplaying pocket kings could very well be credited to the false sense of dominance they give pre flop. The number of opponents in the hand alone is a great factor in your chance of winning the pot.
The fact is that with pocket kings, usually one of two things will happen: 1. you'll win a small pot or, 2. you'll lose a big pot.
A pair of Kings is one of the strongest hands there is but that doesn't mean you should play them without a certain amount of caution.
Statistical reasons why NOT to get over excited with K-K
 Probability of K-K staying at 1 pair when combined with table cards: 35.98%
Making 2 pair: 39.67%
Making three of a kind: 11.77%
Making a straight: 1.22%
Making a full house: 8.50%
Making a flush: 1.96%
Making four of a kind: 0.84%
Making a straight flush: 0.01% and a Royal flush 0.01%
Some other useful stats dealing with 'Cowboys':
Chance of flopping 2 pair
16.16%
Chance of an overcard flopping
22.55%
Chance of flopping trips
10.77%
Chance of beating one random hand
82.13%
If an ace flops while you hold pocket Kings and you put your opponent on an Ace... that's the end of the pot right there. |
The fewer the better
Take a small pot early rather than wait for a big one.
No. of players : chance of winning
2 :82%
3 : 68%
4 :58%
5 : 49%
6 : 42%
7 : 37%
8 : 32%
9 : 29%
10 : 26%
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