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Old 09-29-2007, 03:20 PM
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Default Re: Math Question Royal flush

You don't need the math geniuses on the probability forum. You just need Google. www.math.sfu.ca/~alspach/art8.pdf

Answer: 1/64974.

The 2.5million to one is the chances of hitting a specific suit of royal flush given exactly five cards. Hitting any royal is 4x more likely. Then make it 7 cards instead of 5 and it's not that unusual. The requirement that the player has to play two in hand pushes the odds back up a bit.
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