2
2
Pocket pair · Marginal
22
Chen 4–5 — only worth it when the conditions line up.
- Combinations
- 6 of 1,326
- Chance of being dealt
- 0.452%
- Frequency
- about 1 in 221.0
- Chen score
- 5
- Chen ranking
- #68 of 169
- Gap
- 0
- Connected
- No
- Both broadway cards
- No
What the flop brings
Counted over the 19,600 ways to deal three cards from the 50 you cannot see.
Set or better11.76%
Quads0.24%
Chen score
The Chen formula scores the top card, doubles it for a pair, adds 2 when suited and subtracts for the gap between the cards.
Full chart
Above the diagonal is suited, the diagonal itself is pocket pairs, below is offsuit. Darker means a higher Chen score.
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Common questions
Q. How often is 22 dealt?
6 of the 1,326 combinations, or 0.452% — about once every 221.0 hands.
Q. What type of hand is it?
Pocket pair — Two cards of the same rank. Six suit pairings, so the rarest type to be dealt.
Q. What is its Chen score?
5 points — #68 of 169, which puts it in the Marginal group.