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Old 12-18-2004, 03:57 AM
Popinjay Popinjay is offline
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Default Omaha Starting Hand Probability

What is the probability that AAxx (exactly two aces) will be dealt out to you as a starting hand?

I got close to 19:1. Here's my math:
52C4 = 270725 total starting hands
4C2 = 6 ways to get AA
6 * 48 (assuming AA dealt out to you already and no other A is wanted) * 47 = 13536 AAxx hands
13536/270725 = ~.05 = ~19:1 odds

Did I do this right?
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Old 12-18-2004, 05:30 AM
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Default Re: Omaha Starting Hand Probability

looks good.

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Old 12-21-2004, 07:48 PM
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Default Re: Omaha Starting Hand Probability

52C4 = 270725 total starting hands

OK

4C2 = 6 ways to get AA

OK

6 * 48 (assuming AA dealt out to you already and no other A is wanted) * 47 = 13536 AAxx hands

I've got a problem with this one. When counting total hands and number of AA's, you are not counting equivalent hands in different orders. In other words, you aren't counting both AsAh and AhAs as different AA's.

In your final calculation, you are counting AsAh3d2c and AsAh2c3d as different hands. You have to perform the entire calculation one way or the other.
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Old 12-21-2004, 08:24 PM
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Default Re: Omaha Starting Hand Probability

[ QUOTE ]
6 * 48 (assuming AA dealt out to you already and no other A is wanted) * 47 = 13536 AAxx hands

I've got a problem with this one. When counting total hands and number of AA's, you are not counting equivalent hands in different orders. In other words, you aren't counting both AsAh and AhAs as different AA's.

In your final calculation, you are counting AsAh3d2c and AsAh2c3d as different hands. You have to perform the entire calculation one way or the other.

[/ QUOTE ]

Nice catch. I missed that.

Instead of 6 * 48 * 47 it should be 6 * (48 choose 2).

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