Forum: Probability
11-29-2007, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 215
Re: Classic Cooler
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What's the probably of aa-kk in a 6 mx table? This seems to be happening a lot latly.
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As usual, treating the hands as independent gives a very accurate approximation of...
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Forum: Probability
11-29-2007, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 555
Re: 48 hands without an ace
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If you are playing 7-card Stud:
1 in 2.81 quadrillion (1 in 2,810 Billion)
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Trillion, not quadrillion.
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Forum: Probability
11-24-2007, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 257
Re: Probability of dealt same hand
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Can someone help me with this, I've noticed something on a poker site and would like to test it.
4 tabling what is the chance of being dealt the same hand on 2 tables, and what is the...
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Forum: Probability
11-24-2007, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 241
Re: probability of higher ace-x
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Here is a simple explanation .
If you're at a 10-handed table and you hold A-x , then the approximate probability that someone has pocket aces is :
1-[(1225-3)/1225]^9 ~...
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Forum: Probability
11-22-2007, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 551
Re: Easy probability questions, plz answer ASAP
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1) We have to choose a group of 5 people out ot 10(2 are married and 8 others). How many pictures are possible with 5 people if we have to include 1 person out of the married...
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Forum: Probability
11-21-2007, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 699
Re: odds of a paired board with 5 cards out
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With a five card board, what is the probability of it being paired? I keep getting about 41%. Is that correct?? I read that it is 60%, but for the life of me, I don't know how. Could...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-21-2007, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 379
Re: Astronomy for kids
You should have had them look at comet Holmes. A week or two ago it could still be seen with the naked eye if your skies were dark enough, and easily with binoculars. It is much dimmer now, but you...
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Forum: Probability
11-21-2007, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 241
Re: This problem is pissing me off
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An urn contains 5 red balls, 3 white balls, and 6 blue balls. Determine the probability that they are drawn in the order of blue, white, and red, given that each ball is NOT replaced in...
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Forum: Probability
11-20-2007, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 238
Re: Holdem AK running into AA 9-handed
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Ok, this must have been asked like 10000 times before and I apologize should I have failed more than average when using the forum search engine.
The game is Texas Holdem and itīs a nine...
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Forum: Probability
11-17-2007, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 238
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Forum: Probability
11-13-2007, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 560
Re: Razz - paired cards
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Bruce - pococurante got it right, there are two A's unaccounted for. By using combinations the probability of the villain pairing his 5 is 50.9%.
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Look at the post you...
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Forum: Probability
11-13-2007, 03:02 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 560
Re: Razz - paired cards
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Hmm.... possibly the best way is just to count all the possible combinations including suits.
We know he holds the 2 of diamonds. The other potential cards he could hold: three 5s, four...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-10-2007, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 228
Re: Probably an easy math question
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I'm just curious about something. I could probably figure it out if I took my time and wasn't dead tired.
Nintendo Wii has this everyone votes thing where basically you vote on a...
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Forum: Probability
11-09-2007, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 266
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Forum: Probability
11-05-2007, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 201
Re: Implied odds with one to come
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If I wanted to make a calculation of the necessary amount of money to extract from my opponent by evaluating my implied odds against my current call, would the following very rough process...
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Forum: Probability
11-05-2007, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 232
Re: Basic starting hand odds
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Hey, when I'm bored at work I try to figure out odds for various situations in different variants of poker I play. So I've been trying to figure out the odds of being dealt a Pineapple...
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Forum: Probability
11-05-2007, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 528
Re: probability homework question
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I see another way to read the problem that I had not even considered before.
222A3, 33324, 44435, etc.
(but not 44436 or 44425 or 44426 etc.)
just exactly one rank above the trips...
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Forum: Probability
11-05-2007, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 528
Re: probability homework question
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Hi Bruce - I didn't solve it for the specific example, but for the general case when hero has trips with one card higher and one card lower.
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I understand. I didn't just...
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Forum: Probability
11-05-2007, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 528
Re: probability homework question
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If you have chosen the specific lower and higher rank, that's true. Otherwise
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Original problem:
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What is the probability of getting 5 cards dealt (normal...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-05-2007, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 524
Re: Comment from my born again Christian Aunt
I just read something the other day about dealing with those who are grieving, and how people's awkwardness in these situations often leads them to say odd things. The thesis was that there are no...
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Forum: Probability
11-05-2007, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 528
Re: probability homework question
This was supposed to be easy, not an exercise in looking up published numbers. Let me clarify:
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Count the number of ways to make such a hand, without regard to the order of the cards,...
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Forum: Probability
11-05-2007, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 528
Re: probability homework question
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anyone wanna help with some homework?? /images/graemlins/smile.gif
What is the probability of getting 5 cards dealt (normal deck) and three of the cards are the same denomination...
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Forum: Probability
11-04-2007, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 215
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Forum: Probability
11-04-2007, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 262
Re: HELP!!
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where did u get the 46 from?
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Since we are choosing 2, the numerator has 2 terms counting backwards from 47, so it is 47*46. This comes from the fact that C(47,2) = ...
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Forum: Probability
11-04-2007, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 262
Re: HELP!!
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Im not good with math, can someone explain to me how u get this answer:(ignore the dots on left, only way i could get it to indent
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C =1081
. 47
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