--- title: "Rankplan" url: https://rankplan.net/ description: "Working notes on the odds behind card and table games" --- # Rankplan ## New on the site [01**Is Online Sports Betting Legal in South Carolina?**Sep 14, 2026](https://rankplan.net/online-sports-betting-south-carolina/) [02**SweepsPulse for Free Sweeps Coins: Why It's the Best Choice**Aug 20, 2026](https://rankplan.net/sweepspulse-for-free-sweeps-coins-why-it-s-the-best-choice/) [03**Best Sweepstakes Casinos for No Deposit Sweeps Coins (2026)**Aug 20, 2026](https://rankplan.net/best-sweepstakes-casinos-for-no-deposit-sweeps-coins-2026/) [04**A Practical Guide to Unified Team Inbox for Small Businesses**Aug 18, 2026](https://rankplan.net/a-practical-guide-to-unified-team-inbox-for-small-businesses/) [05**The 3 Best iGaming Platforms for Large 3rd-Party Game Library**Aug 17, 2026](https://rankplan.net/the-3-best-igaming-platforms-for-large-3rd-party-game-library/) [06**Top 6 Alternatives of wsn.com**Aug 12, 2026](https://rankplan.net/top-6-alternatives-of-wsn-com/) [07**Top 7 Alternatives of Slotegrator**Aug 10, 2026](https://rankplan.net/top-7-alternatives-of-slotegrator/) [08**SweepsPulse for Crypto Payments: Why It's the Best Choice**Aug 06, 2026](https://rankplan.net/sweepspulse-for-crypto-payments-why-it-s-the-best-choice/) [09**Top 7 Sweepstakes Casinos for VIP Rewards**Aug 03, 2026](https://rankplan.net/top-7-sweepstakes-casinos-for-vip-rewards/) More [10**Best Sweepstakes Casinos for Big Jackpots (2026)**Jul 31, 2026](https://rankplan.net/best-sweepstakes-casinos-for-big-jackpots-2026/) [11**The 10 Best Sweepstakes & Social Casinos for Redemption Limits**Jul 31, 2026](https://rankplan.net/the-10-best-sweepstakes-social-casinos-for-redemption-limits/) [12**Top 3 Alternatives of SkillOnNet for White-Label Casino Platforms**Jul 24, 2026](https://rankplan.net/top-3-alternatives-of-skillonnet-for-white-label-casino-platforms/) [13**BetConstruct vs Kanggiten for Rapid Market Deployment**Jul 20, 2026](https://rankplan.net/betconstruct-vs-kanggiten-for-rapid-market-deployment/) ## 14 August 2026 ### [Reading a hand rank chart without memorising it](https://rankplan.net/2026/08/hand-rank-chart/) A hand rank chart is really a frequency table read backwards: the rarer the five-card combination, the higher it sits. Once that is clear the order stops being a list to learn and becomes something you can reconstruct at the table from counting alone. Filed under: [Card games](https://rankplan.net/categories/card-games/), [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/08/hand-rank-chart/) ### [Why two pair beats one pair: counting the combinations](https://rankplan.net/2026/08/two-pair-combinations/) Two pair beats one pair for one reason only, and it is a counting reason rather than a traditional one. Working the arithmetic once is quicker than trusting the chart. Filed under: [Card games](https://rankplan.net/categories/card-games/), [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/08/two-pair-combinations/) --- ## 6 August 2026 ### [House edge, hold and RTP are three different numbers](https://rankplan.net/2026/08/house-edge-hold-rtp/) House edge, hold and return to player describe three different quantities that are routinely used as if they were one. Separating them makes published figures much easier to read. Filed under: [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/), [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/08/house-edge-hold-rtp/) --- ## 28 July 2026 ### [European and American roulette: where the extra pocket goes](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/roulette-extra-pocket/) The difference between the two common roulette wheels is a single extra pocket, and the whole edge lives in it. The payouts are identical; only the denominator changes. Filed under: [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/), [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/roulette-extra-pocket/) --- ## 19 July 2026 ### [Blackjack basic strategy is a table, not a feeling](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/blackjack-basic-strategy-table/) Basic strategy is a lookup table produced by exhausting every dealer outcome, not a feel for the shoe. It answers one narrow question, and it answers it completely. 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