Today's Contest...
 

I'm going to ask a simple poker question in this thread sometime today. The first person to post the correct answer will win. Simple enough?

And yes, there will be a cash prize.

Today's "money" question is going to have to do with counting outs. It will not be posted for at least a few hours (to give people a chance to see this).

Here's a warmup question, just for fun. No money prize here, just bragging rights: Exactly how many different combinations of turn/river cards are there in a Heads Up situation in Hold'Em?

In other words, if someone needs to hit perfect-perfect runner-runner to make a straight flush (for example), what are their chances?

Never mind :(

990 possible turns/rivers

.1% to make the runner runner SF

or 989:1

It would be 1/47 * 1/46 would it not?

The chances of hitting runner-runner would be 1/47*46/2, or
1/1,081?

I used 47 and 46 since opponents 2 cards are unknown.

(45 possible turn cards*44 possible river cards)/2 (to account for the same two cards in reverse order)= 990 (possible two cards combinations)

7 cards are already out after the flop

if...
 

...someone says something like "well, on 'river' stars it happens once out of every two or three hands" or "well, on Party Poker its about 20%" might i suggest a 30 minute ban from the forum??

Blibbity's answer and explanation is correct.

And I like bdawg's suggestion too! :D

If a correct answer to the $ Question is posted (and not edited) in LESS than 5 minutes from the time I post the question, the winner will get $20.

If it takes 5 minutes or more for the correct answer to be posted, the winner will receive $10.

Either way, I'll transfer the money to your account.

The official question will be posted sometime tonight between 8 PM and 12 AM ET. I'll post a smaller time range later.

I hope you know your outs!

Umm... I was told there'd be no math.

eheh.

I saw 11 responses and thought i was too late... guess not

same here - this is exciting - too bad i am goin to a concert tonight and will miss the chance. I bet blibbity wins tho - he wins every freakin money contest ever.

lol :D

What's an out? -twiddles his thumbs-

TP, does this kinda stuff also add towards the post count?

ROFLMAO!!

what time u think this ? is goin down??

yeah, i want $20 dollars. Give me the question!

Am I really going to have to wait until midnight :( .

Im not! IM so tired! CAn u just give it to us please talking poker?

Please! Im so tired but i don't want to wait!

I've got 48 to go, so expect 4 of these a day until the freeroll starts ;)

lol, i can see ur trying hard! LOL

The first and fourth entries below the diagram should help.




See how easy? I'm at 2k+!!!!!