Re: interesting odds question
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I think the table you mean is probably Table 1 in the appendix on page 558 of my book. In it you see
The probability of being dealt a specific hand before the draw:
Aces 4.81%
Kings 3.13%
The reason for this is the game in question is 5 card draw WITH A JOKER. The Joker can be used as an Ace, or to complete a flush or straight. So a joker and a king is not a pair. A joker and an ace is a pair. That is the reason the probability is different.
If instead you mean the hold'em table (table 18 on page 572 of my printing) there he lists probabilities of certain hands preflop and has:
AA 0.45%
KK-JJ (combined) 1.36%
TT-66 (combined) 2.26%
55-22 (combined) 1.81%
And here the KK-JJ doesn't mean that the odds of a KK is 1.36% it means the odds of one of KK, QQ, or JJ combined is 1.36%. You can tell this as 1.36 = 3*0.45; 2.26 = 5*0.45; 1.81 = 4*0.45 (well approximately anyways).
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