Short Stackin’ it to the Final Table
Posted in Poker on Mar 12th, 2006
Conservative strategy is a winning strategy in home poker games.
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Poker Odds
Posted in Poker on Apr 19th, 2005
Hand odds drawing 5 cards from a deck (using Bayes b(n,k) notation - n represents the population, k the selection)
Hand
Count
Formula
Notes
Royal Flush
4
b(4,1)
1 per suit
Straight Flush
36
b(9,1)*b(4,1)
9 chances per suit
Four of a kind
624
b(13,1)*b(4,1)*b(12,1)
1 in 13 for a given suit +filler
Full house
3,744
b(13,1)*b(4,3)*b(12,1)*b(4,2)
1 in 13 for 3 suits; 1 in 12 for 2
Flush
5,108
b(13,5)*b(4,1)-40
Less the straight and royal flush
Straight
10,200
b(10,1)*b(4,1)^5-40
Ditto prev
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