Hand Probability Calculator
How rare is your hand? Exact probability of any shape combined with any HCP range.
Suit lengths
Shape mode
This pattern can appear in 12 different suit arrangements.
(0 - 37)
Probability
15.5168%
One hand in
6
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What is the most common bridge hand shape?
The 4-4-3-2 pattern, at about 21.6% of all hands, followed by 5-3-3-2 (15.5%) and 5-4-3-1 (12.9%).
What are the odds of a balanced 15-17 HCP hand?
A balanced hand (4-3-3-3, 4-4-3-2 or 5-3-3-2) with 15-17 HCP comes up on roughly 4.9% of deals for a given player.
Are these probabilities simulated or exact?
Exact. The calculator counts the actual number of 13-card hands matching your shape and HCP range out of all possible hands.