Re: the odds of flopping a set
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shouldnt the question be, of the remaining 50 cards in the deck, how many 3 card combinations contain one or both of the same ranked card in your hand? i dont know, you tell me. and if that is the question anyone know an easy way to work the math on it.
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Yes, that is the correct question. Your solution give a good approximation, though. The correct calculation is:
1 - (48 choose 3)/(50 choose 3) = .1175, still close to 12%.
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