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Originally Posted by windsurfer1
Hello,
Usually, the strength of poker hands is described in terms of percentiles, that is, on a 0-100 scale. For example "KK is a top 1 percent hand". In other words the strength of the hands is forced ranked. This of course causes the distribution to be uniform by definition.
There must be other metrics of strength which have not already been forced ranked - such as, percent of time this hand winds against 2 random cards, or expected value of this hand. Is there a reference or program that contains such metrics?
Thanks
There is a great deal of information available on this topic. While starting hand rankings (percentiles) are often the center piece, typically much more information is provided.
First note that there are several "competing" hand rankings discussed and utilized in the poker literature and poker community. The reason is that different scenarios can be used to evaluate starting hands.
Sklansky-Chubukov evaluates starting hands by how much a heads-up player would be willing to bet with his hand when it is revealed to his opponent. Besides the hand ranking itself, these betting maximums are also provided and give you a great deal of information.
Another very popular hand ranking lists starting hands according to their equity vs three other random hands (all going to showdown). Again, besides the hand ranking itself, these equity values are also typically provided.
You can search on 2+2 or search the internet and you'll find a treasure trove of information on this topic.