Odds of three sets on the flop?

bwana devil · #1 03-07-2005, 01:46 AM

Can someone smarter than me tell me what the odds are of three players flopping a set on a 6 handed game? I got to experience that painful feeling earlier today. Wasn't much fun to be on the short end of that statistical rarity.

Thanks
bwana

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter

MP ($57.15)
CO ($52.3)
Button ($89.23)
SB ($187.45)
BB ($130.92)
Hero ($116.5)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, CO calls $3, Button calls $3, SB calls $2.50, BB calls $2.

Flop: ($15) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $1, CO folds, Button raises to $5, SB calls $5, BB folds, Hero calls $4.

Turn: ($30) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Button bets $10, SB raises to $40, Hero raises to $70, Button raises to $81.23 (All-In), SB raises to $179.45 (All-In), Hero calls $38.50 (All-In).

River: ($399.18) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 3 all-in)

Final Pot: $399.18
Main Pot: $273.69, between Button, SB and Hero. > Pot won by Button ($273.69).
Pot 2: $54.54, between SB and Hero. > Pot won by Hero ($54.54).
Pot 3: $70.95, returned to SB.

Results below:
SB has 3d 3h (three of a kind, threes).
Hero has Jh Js (three of a kind, jacks).
Button has Kc Ks (three of a kind, kings).
Outcome: Button wins $273.69. SB wins $70.95. Hero wins $54.54.