Eureka! Probability of flopping a straight.

[VivaLaViking]

I believe I have succeeded in writting some reasonably concise code for calculating the probabilty of flopping a straight depending on the separation of the hole cards. Turn and river calculation will follow later. Can anyone post known probabilities to use as a benchmark? I have been wrong before and I don't trust myself. Afterall, I've got myself in more trouble than other people have got me into. I will explain the code to anyone interested.
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// T -> A converted to 10 -> 14 except when A is low, then it's one.
// the LowCard and HiCard have been resolved.

Separation = HiCard - LowCard;
SolutionsAdjustForBounds = 0;
FlopStraightProbabilityRatio = 0;
if((Separation <= 4) && (Separation > 0)) { // If a straight is possible
. . . if(LowCard < 5) SolutionsAdjustForBounds = LowCard;
. . . else if(HiCard > 10) SolutionsAdjustForBounds = 15 - HiCard;
. . . else SolutionsAdjustForBounds = 5 - Separation;

. . . MaxSolutions = 5 - Separation;
. . . Solutions = (MaxSolutions - SolutionsAdjustForBounds) > 0? MaxSolutions -
. . . . . .(MaxSolutions - SolutionsAdjustForBounds): MaxSolutions;
. . . Permeations = Solutions * 384;
. . . FlopStraightProbabilityRatio = Permeations / 19600 (50 C 3);
}




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