Calculating probabilities isn't often that important when you're sitting at the poker table. The ones you could do in your head, you probably already know, while the ones you really need will take a ...

You can only split a pair if you are dealt a pair. Suits don’t matter. You need cards of equal rank. The odds of being dealt a pair are 5.88%, roughly 1 in 17 hands. The number of decks in play makes ...