As noted, the probability of being dealt a pocket pair is 16 to 1. Being dealt a specific pair is 220 to 1. Your odds of getting pocket deuces are the same as getting pocket rockets. But two hands couldn't be farther apart. Here are some odds for your pocket pairs if you chose to continue to play them.

Holding a pocket pair the
probability of flopping … Percent Odds Against
At least a Set or Higher 11.8 7.5 to 1
A Set—one of your cards on the flop 10.8 8.3 to 1 Full House 0.74 136 to 1
Quads 0.25 407 to 1

After the flop the probability of .
Set improving to Full House-Two cards to come Set improving to Full House— On the Turn
Set improving to Full House—
On the River
Pair improving to a set—
one card to come
Pair improving to at least a set—
if played to the river
Percent Odds Against
33 2 to 1
15 5.7 to 1
22 3.6 to 1
4.4 22 tol
19 4.2 to 1

Unless you hold pocket Aces there is always a chance that a higher card can appear in the flop. The lower your pocket pair, the more likely an overcard will flop.
Probability that a higher
card will flop when you hold Percent Odds Against
Kings 23 3.3 to 1
Queens 43 1.3 to 1
Jacks 59 0.7 to 1
10s 71 0.3 to 1
9s 81 0.2 to 1
8s 88 0.1 to 1
7s 93 0.07 to 1
6s 97 0.03 to 1
5s 99 0.01 to 1
4s 99.7 0.003 to 1

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