How to draw a random card
- Choose How many cards to draw (1 to 10).
- Press Draw, or the space bar.
- Drawn cards stay out of the deck, like a real deck, until you press Shuffle the deck. When the deck runs out, it is shuffled again for you.
- Tick Add 2 jokers for a 54-card deck.
The deck is shuffled with your browser's secure random numbers, so every order of the cards is equally likely.
Odds of drawing one card
With a full, shuffled 52-card deck:
| Card | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| A specific card (say the queen of hearts) | 1 in 52 | 1.9% |
| An ace (or any one rank) | 4 in 52 | 7.7% |
| A heart (or any one suit) | 13 in 52 | 25% |
| A red card | 26 in 52 | 50% |
| A face card (jack, queen or king) | 12 in 52 | 23.1% |
Odds with two cards
Drawing two cards without putting the first one back:
| Two cards | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| A pair (two cards of the same rank) | 1 in 17 | 5.9% |
| Two cards of the same suit | 12 in 51 | 23.5% |
| Two aces | 1 in 221 | 0.45% |
| Blackjack (an ace and a 10, J, Q or K) | about 1 in 21 | 4.8% |
Poker hand odds with five cards
There are 2,598,960 different five-card hands. We counted every one of them; this is how many make each poker hand:
| Hand | Number of hands | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| One pair | 1,098,240 | 42.26% |
| Two pair | 123,552 | 4.75% |
| Three of a kind | 54,912 | 2.11% |
| Straight | 10,200 | 0.39% |
| Flush | 5,108 | 0.20% |
| Full house | 3,744 | 0.14% |
| Four of a kind | 624 | 0.024% |
| Straight flush (not royal) | 36 | 0.0014% |
| Royal flush | 4 | 1 in 649,740 |
About half of all five-card hands (50.1%) have nothing better than a high card.
Ideas for random cards
- Card tricks: draw a card, remember it, and see if a friend can guess it.
- Games without a deck: deal cards for a quick game when there is no deck around.
- Probability lessons: draw 10 cards and compare with the odds above.
- Writing and drawing prompts: let the suit pick a mood and the number pick a length.
- Fair picks: the highest card goes first.
Need dice instead? Try the dice roller or flip a coin.
Questions
Is the random card generator fair?
Yes. The whole deck is shuffled with your browser's cryptographic random number generator, so every card and every order is equally likely.
Are drawn cards put back?
No, drawn cards stay out, like dealing from a real deck. Press Shuffle the deck to put every card back, or keep drawing: when the deck runs out it is shuffled again.
What are the odds of drawing an ace?
4 in 52, or 1 in 13 (about 7.7%), from a full deck. The odds of drawing one particular card, like the ace of spades, are 1 in 52.
Can I include jokers?
Yes. Tick Add 2 jokers for a 54-card deck.
What are the odds of a royal flush?
1 in 649,740 for a five-card hand: only 4 of the 2,598,960 possible hands are royal flushes.