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Vintage
11-19-2004, 07:36 PM
any idea?

AngryCola
11-19-2004, 07:45 PM
Specifically a set? Or a set or better (boat, quads)?

The answer for a set or better is 7.5:1

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IsaacW
11-19-2004, 07:50 PM
I'm sure this has been covered before, but here goes. The probability that you flop a set are equal to (1 - (probability that you don't flop a set)). I assume you are holding a pocket pair and looking for one card on the flop.

The probability that you don't flop a set are (48*47*46)/(50*49*48), so the probability you do flop a set are 1 - (48*47*46)/(50*49*48), or 11.76%. Converted to odds this is 7.51:1. There is a small chance out of that 11.76% that you will flop quads, as I have technically calculated the odds that you will flop at least one of the two remaining cards. Please consider that a bonus /images/graemlins/grin.gif

deacsoft
11-20-2004, 11:11 AM
With a pocket pair: 7.51 to 1 (against).
With any unpaired starting hand: 73.2 to 1 (against).