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?
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And yes, there will be a cash prize.
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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 :(
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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??
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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.
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eheh.
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I saw 11 responses and thought i was too late... guess not
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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.
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lol :D
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What's an out? -twiddles his thumbs-
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TP, does this kinda stuff also add towards the post count?
ROFLMAO!! |
what time u think this ? is goin down??
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yeah, i want $20 dollars. Give me the question!
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Am I really going to have to wait until midnight :( .
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Im not! IM so tired! CAn u just give it to us please talking poker?
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Please! Im so tired but i don't want to wait!
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I've got 48 to go, so expect 4 of these a day until the freeroll starts ;)
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lol, i can see ur trying hard! LOL
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The first and fourth entries below the diagram should help.
See how easy? I'm at 2k+!!!!! |
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