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Rare events

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Friday, 27 July 2007, at 7:14 p.m.

In Response To: Next time you're feeling down (Stick)

Last night on FXSP poker (Superstars, I think this was an old telecast from a couple years ago), Skansky was dealt pocket rockets five times. I don't know how long those sessions really last (TV show is an hour with a LOT of commercials). Michael Konik said (if I remember correctly) that this was as rare as winning the state lottery.

Anyone want to take a stab at calculating the probability that one player in a six handed (max) game would get dealt AA at HE five times in N hands? (First we need an estimate for N, of course. Anyone have a good number for that?)

Messages In This Thread

• Next time you're feeling down
  Stick -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 5:54 p.m.
  • Next time you're feeling down
    DC-Ohio -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 6:08 p.m.
    • Next time you're feeling down
      Stick -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 6:19 p.m.
  • put it on r.g.b.
    Achim -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 6:33 p.m.
  • Next time you're feeling down
    lotsoblots -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 7:04 p.m.
  • Larry's last game of BG
    neilkaz -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 7:07 p.m.
    • Larry's last game of BG
      Stanley E. Richards -- Saturday, 28 July 2007, at 4:46 a.m.
      • Larry's last game of BG
        neilkaz -- Saturday, 28 July 2007, at 12:25 p.m.
  • Rare events
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 7:14 p.m.
    • Rare events
      Stick -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 7:31 p.m.
      • Check my math, please
        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 9:35 p.m.
        • Check my math, please
          Achim -- Friday, 27 July 2007, at 10:42 p.m.
          • Check my math, please
            bob koca -- Saturday, 28 July 2007, at 12:48 a.m.
            • Is this exact?
              Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 28 July 2007, at 1:51 p.m.
              • Is this exact?
                Maik Stiebler -- Monday, 30 July 2007, at 11:00 a.m.