Poker odds

[MJ4H]

Ok math guys, out of curiosity, what are the odds of starting with 444 twice in a row in 7 card stud? It just happened to me in a tournament. I thought I was going crazy. Has to be pretty astronomical, right?

[sabotai]

Hmmm, I may be wrong, but what you do is take the odds of it happening once (whatever that is) and then square it.

So if it's 1 in 855 (just picking a random number), then the odds of it happening twice in a wrong would be 1 in 855^2.

That's how I think you get the odds anyway....

[MJ4H]

well ok what are the odds of it happening once?

:)

(4/52)*(3/51)*(2/50) ?

[Vegas Vic]

Ok math guys, out of curiosity, what are the odds of starting with 444 twice in a row in 7 card stud? It just happened to me in a tournament. I thought I was going crazy. Has to be pretty astronomical, right?

23,040,000 to 1 against.

[MJ4H]

Im getting a number in the 30 millions when I square 5525, which is the probability of any one set of trips according to Super System. Is that accurate?

30,525,625

[Subby]

Wow. Guess you should have foregone stud and played the lottery :)

Of course, I tell Fritz to forego studs all the time...but he doh wanna lissen!!!

[Dutch]

Did you have a side bet that called it? Now that would be some impressive odds!