In order to master the Holdem poker hands people search out many different online sites that provide   different information and they end up getting confused. As many people says that finding out the poker hands odds is very important in the Holdem poker gamebut finding out whether the odds are in your favor or not is a more important thing to be done. You can come to know whether the odds are favoring you or not by using the 4/2 rule.

The 4/2 rule was designed so as to help the players to quickly calculate the poker hands odds of winning the jackpot. There are several circumstances in the Texas Holdem game and you have to bet according the given circumstances. Sometimes you have to bet a large amount while at some point of time you have to bet only a small amount. According to the 4/2 rule, the first thing to be done is figuring out as to how many “outs” do you have. Multiply the number of “outs” with four. Now convert the answer into percentage. By this you will get the chances of getting the desired card on the “turn”. After you have done this, now you need to multiply the number of “outs” with two. Suppose you get 8% as your answer then this 8%will be the odds for getting a straight.

This is known to be the best method for calculating the poker hands odds in the Texas Holdem game. Once you have known the odds of winning the jackpot then you can increase or decrease your bet accordingly. You will win the jackpot without getting suspected of the Holdem hands you were having. You can also look at the faces of other people to figure as to what kind of poker hands are they having.