We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of poker. Let’s take a look: Question: Me and some of my friends were playing poker and it went down to just me and one of my mates. In my hand I had two aces (Spade and Heart). My friend had a Jack (Clubs) and a 7 (irrelevant). On the table there were another two aces (Club and Diamond). A King (Clubs). A Queen (Clubs) and a 10 (Clubs). What are the chances? The probability... 

Another poker question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away: Question: I was playing in 888 poker they give you $8 to play with initially and it seemed I was dealt great hands and great outs in early games over and over as they seem to try and get you hooked and when you start winning a lot and building your balance then you get dealt poor hands at various stages in a day and you get other players beating you with... 

I just love answering these poker questions. Here’s another: Question: The probability of being dealt 2 pairs in a 5 card poker hand is 1/21. How do you arrive at that answer? Answer: Well I don’t know if it’s 1/21…let’s find out! There are (5 C 2)*(3 C 2) = 30 two-pair combinations. Now for the rank combinations: there are 13 ranks and we need 2 of them. 13 C 2 = 78 Each two-pair combination of specific... 

This week’s question is as follows: Question: Find the probability for getting a heart flush in a 5-card poker hand dealt from a complete shuffled deck of ordinary playing cards Answer: Hi Stef P = 13C5/52C5 P = 13*12*11*10*9/52*51*50*49*48 P = 33/66640 Shy  Read More →

A tough poker hands question this week. Let’s dive straight in Question: bridge hand is made up of 13 cards. A royal flush (5 highest cards of a single suit) in poker. Answer: There are only 4 different ways to have a royal flush. There are C(52,5) different 5 card hands. 4/C(52,5) = 4/2598960 = 1/649740 = .000001539077  Read More →

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look: Question: What is the Probability Getting Straight in Poker with a 52 Card Deck and a 5 Hand Where Ace is High or Low? Answer: There are 10,200 (10,240 if straight flushes are counted) possible straights, so the odds of getting a straight given a five card hand are 32359:128, or approximately 253:1.  Read More →