Poker Hand Evaluator
Enter 5 cards (Hold'em starting hand) or 5 + 2 community cards for 7-card evaluation. Get the exact hand rank, kicker detail, and equity versus a random opponent hand.
Cards
Use format: AH (Ace hearts), TS (Ten spades), 2C (Two clubs). 5 cards for draw; 7 for Hold'em.
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Hand rank
Equity vs. random hands
Hand rank frequency (Texas Hold'em, 7 cards)
Bars show how often each rank occurs among all possible 7-card hands (C(52,7) ≈ 133M). Your hand is marked on the chart.
What makes this evaluator different
Most "poker hand evaluators" online only do one of two things: rank a 5-card hand, or tell you the named rank of a 7-card combination. They rarely tell you the probability of getting that rank or the equity against random opponents.
Who uses it
- Poker players double-checking the rank of a made hand (especially kickers in two-pair).
- Home-game hosts settling arguments about what beats what.
- Educators showing the surprising rarity of hands — full house is roughly 1 in 694, royal flush 1 in 649,740.
How to read kickers
A "two pair, Aces and Kings, Queen kicker" loses to "two pair, Aces and Kings, Ace kicker". The evaluator breaks ties correctly per standard rules.
Limitations
- Input validation: duplicate cards throw an error. Cards must be standard 52.
- Equity is computed by Monte Carlo against random opponent hands, not ranges. Range-based equity (e.g. vs. top 20%) is a future feature.
- We do not handle wild cards, jokers, or non-standard poker variants.
Frequently asked questions
How do I use Poker Hand Evaluator step by step without mistakes?
Follow the order given in the usage section: Evaluate 5- or 7-card poker hands. Get exact hand rank (high card through royal flush), kicker breakdown, and equity vs. random hands. The step-by-step part matters less than the unit check that sits inside it. Confirm every unit matches the thing you are actually trying to measure before you press calculate - that single check catches more wrong answers than any other habit, and it costs about ten seconds.
What are the common mistakes when using Poker Hand Evaluator?
Most common mistakes come down to four habits: entering 20 when the field expects 0.2 because the field is a percentage; leaving a field blank and accepting the default without checking what it stands for; changing one input and reading a result that was calculated before the change; and quoting the output as an exact figure when the page describes it as a reference estimate. Press calculate again after any edit, and treat the number as a reference point rather than a final answer.
How do I read the result from Poker Hand Evaluator?
Read the final figure first, then come back to this section for the conditions behind it: A "two pair, Aces and Kings, Queen kicker" loses to "two pair, Aces and Kings, Ace kicker". The evaluator breaks ties correctly per standard rules. Keep two things apart: the number itself, which comes from the values you typed, and the assumptions it depends on, which decide whether that number is meaningful. The page sets out what a higher or lower result means for your case, so check that direction as well as the magnitude.
Can I act on the Poker Hand Evaluator result directly?
Treat it as one reference sheet before you decide, rather than as the answer itself: Input validation: duplicate cards throw an error. Cards must be standard 52. Equity is computed by Monte Carlo against random opponent hands, not ranges. Range-based equity (e.g. vs. top 20%) is a future feature. We do not handle wild cards, jokers, or non-sta The output describes a magnitude under the conditions you entered. It does not include what it actually costs to act, what might change while you act, or how the other side behaves. Before you commit, compare the result against reality and note which assumptions do not hold where you are.
What inputs does Poker Hand Evaluator need?
Poker Hand Evaluator takes 2 inputs: Hole / hand cards (space-separated)、Community cards (optional). They are listed in the order they feed the calculation, so an earlier value can change a later one. Do not skip a field you do not recognise - work out what it means first, because a silently guessed value produces a number that looks reasonable and is not. Before typing anything, make sure every figure uses the same unit and the same time period.
What should I check before I run Poker Hand Evaluator?
Three checks pay for themselves. First, confirm the question you need answered is really inside the scope of this tool rather than a neighbouring one. Second, confirm that the figures you have are drawn from the same source and the same period - mixing monthly and annual numbers, or two different definitions of the same quantity, quietly distorts the result. Third, keep the key inputs written down, so that later you can tell which set of numbers produced a figure you are about to quote.