TheHammer24
07-04-2005, 02:35 AM
I realize I posted this in 3 forums and I feel bad, but no one posts in the other ones. Anyway, if anyone knows this thanks in advance.
My brother, myself, and some friends of mine got into a big debate over probability of getting a low in poker (Defined as 5 unpaired cards under 8, A's low). Here's our series of questions some of which we found answers.
1. How many possible 5 card lows are there disregarding suits?
2. What is the chance of dealing five cards out and having them qualify as a low?
3. What is the proportion of low hands to total poker hands?
4. What is the chance of making a low if you deal out 7 cards?
For number 1 we are pretty confident the answer is 56. Number 2, my brother felt it was something along the lines of 0.02%, which is entirely too low. I think it has to be somewhere around 3%. 3 and 4 we could not figure out. Anyone know these answers and can show the mathematics behind them?
My brother, myself, and some friends of mine got into a big debate over probability of getting a low in poker (Defined as 5 unpaired cards under 8, A's low). Here's our series of questions some of which we found answers.
1. How many possible 5 card lows are there disregarding suits?
2. What is the chance of dealing five cards out and having them qualify as a low?
3. What is the proportion of low hands to total poker hands?
4. What is the chance of making a low if you deal out 7 cards?
For number 1 we are pretty confident the answer is 56. Number 2, my brother felt it was something along the lines of 0.02%, which is entirely too low. I think it has to be somewhere around 3%. 3 and 4 we could not figure out. Anyone know these answers and can show the mathematics behind them?