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AA hitting set consecutively!
Iposted this originally in the small stakes forum and was advised to post here. Got a bit of attention there.
Party Poker $50nl ring game, full stacks. Played today just prior to posting. Dealt pocket aces, poor sucker has KK and we're both all in preflop. I hit a set and scoop. Very next hand guess what? Pocket A's. This time another sucker raises in front of me. I reraise hoping that he thinks i'm making a move on him. He calls and we see a flop. 322 rainbow. He checks and I bet 2/3rd pot. He goes all in and I call thinking I'm up against KK,QQ,JJ. He turns over pocket 3's.. he has a set. But wait! salvation is found in the river which brings an ACE baby! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Pay day! Pocket Aces dealt twice in a row, I hit the set both times and get fully paid off both times. What are the odds? Any other similar stories? |
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Re: AA hitting set consecutively!
Probability of having A-A before the flop 1/221.
Probability of hitting a board containing an A: 1 - (48 C 5/50 C 5) = .1918...% So it seems like hitting a third of any any specific pair is .00086...%. Squaring this for the odds of it happening twice in a row, you'd get about a: .0000007535% shot So, provided my math/approach isn't wrong here (which wouldn't surprise me)...looks like about a 1,327,152-to-1 shot. I'd wait for someone to verify/nullify this. Absolutely no logic/mathematics checking. |
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Re: AA hitting set consecutively!
You're not factoring in the specifics of the 2nd hand. There are fewer boards for set-over-set than there are for just consecutive sets. Moreover the board is also paired, meaning there's one less card for you and your opponent to make the set.
The Doc |
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Re: AA hitting set consecutively!
I never claimed to be factoring in the opponents' holdings. I also think he's looking for a ballpark answer more than anything...but if I'm wrong on that assumption, I can try to grunt it out with inclusion/exclusion.
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Re: AA hitting set consecutively!
The fact that the board is paired shouldn't be factored in. If we wanted to factor everything in we could figure the chances of hitting a set with AA given the fact that you have AA and an A came on the flop. Obviously this is pointless.
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Re: AA hitting set consecutively!
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He turns over pocket 3's.. he has a set. [/ QUOTE ] No, he has a full house. Nice suckout. |
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