A HIGH STRAIGHT-3 OF A KIND
January 15th, 2010 at 10:29:07 AM
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Jan. I was sitting next to my wife, she got an ace high straight, I rolled over 3 aces, sorry this was three card. what are the odds of this happening,
January 15th, 2010 at 10:41:07 AM
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Quote: jeplerJan. I was sitting next to my wife, she got an ace high straight, I rolled over 3 aces, sorry this was three card. what are the odds of this happening,
Ace high straight (including a straight flush): p = (12/52)*(8/51)*(4/50) = 0.00289593.
Three Aces from remainder: p = (3/49)*(2/48)*(1/47) = 0.00005428.
Overall, the probability is: p = (0.00289593)*(0.00005428) = 0.000000157182.
The odds are: 6362037-to-1.
I hope you made the "Pair Plus" bet.
--Dorothy
"Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness!"
