# Combo

> Source: [Combo in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/combo)

## Definition
A Combo Is One Specific Way To Hold A Starting Hand, Counting Suits. Every Pocket Pair Has 6 Combos, Every Suited Hand Has 4 And Every Offsuit Hand Has 12, For 1,326 Starting Combos In Total. Counting Combos, And Removing Those Your Own Cards Block, Is How Players Estimate How Often An Opponent Holds A Given Hand.

- **Category**: Math
- **Term Code**: `combo`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [Blocker](https://smarter.poker/glossary/blocker) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/blocker.md)): A Blocker Is A Card In Your Hand That Reduces The Number Of Combos Of A Particular Hand Your Opponent Can Hold. Holding The Ace Of Hearts On A Board With Three Hearts Means The Opponent Cannot Have The Nut Flush. Blockers Guide The Choice Of Which Hands To Bluff With And Which Marginal Hands Can Call.
- [Range](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range.md)): A Range Is The Full Set Of Hands A Player Could Hold In A Given Spot, Based On Their Position And Every Action So Far. Strong Players Think In Ranges Rather Than Single Hands, Because Opponents Act With Many Hands In The Same Way. Reading A Range Means Narrowing It Street By Street As New Actions Arrive.
- [Equity](https://smarter.poker/glossary/equity) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/equity.md)): Equity Is Your Share Of The Pot Based On How Often Your Hand Would Win If All Remaining Cards Were Dealt With No Further Betting. A Hand With 40 Percent Equity In A 100 Chip Pot Owns 40 Chips Of It On Average. Equity Against A Whole Range, Rather Than One Hand, Is What Drives Sound Decisions.
- [Outs](https://smarter.poker/glossary/outs) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/outs.md)): Outs Are The Unseen Cards That Improve Your Hand To The Likely Winner. A Flush Draw Has Nine Outs And An Open Ended Straight Draw Has Eight. A Quick Estimate Of Your Chance To Hit Is Outs Times Four On The Flop, With Two Cards To Come, Or Outs Times Two On The Turn With One Card Left.

## Related Strategy Lessons

- [Counting Poker Hand Combinations](https://smarter.poker/learn/counting-combos) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/counting-combos.md)): Every Pocket Pair Has 6 Combinations, Every Suited Hand 4 And Every Offsuit Hand 12, For 1326 Starting Hands In All, And Cards You Can See Remove Combinations From Your Opponent's Range.
- [Blockers: How Your Cards Change Theirs](https://smarter.poker/learn/blockers) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/blockers.md)): A Blocker Is A Card In Your Hand That Makes Certain Hands Impossible Or Less Likely For Your Opponent: Holding One Ace Cuts Your Opponent's Ace King Combinations From 16 To 12, Which Makes Some Bluffs And Calls Better Than They Look.

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