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Old 11-29-2007, 01:27 AM
StepBangin StepBangin is offline
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Default 48 hands without an ace

What are the odds of going 48 hands without being dealt an ace?
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Old 11-29-2007, 02:16 AM
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Default Re: 48 hands without an ace

If you are playing 7-card Stud:

1 in 2.81 quadrillion (1 in 2,810 Billion)

If you are playing Omaha:

1 in 7.66 million

If you are playing Hold Em:

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1 in 2351
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Old 11-29-2007, 03:28 PM
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Default Re: 48 hands without an ace

Pretty small odds then IMO
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Old 11-29-2007, 04:51 PM
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Default 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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Old 11-30-2007, 02:15 AM
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Default Re: 48 hands without an ace

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Trillion, not quadrillion.

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Thanks... I'm not very good at counting [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]
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