Today's Contest...

Talking Poker · #1 11-15-05, 12:51 PM

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?

Talking Poker · #2 11-15-05, 12:52 PM

And yes, there will be a cash prize.

Talking Poker · #3 11-15-05, 01:36 PM

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?

GeoffM · #4 11-15-05, 01:43 PM

Never mind

BlibbityBlabbity · #5 11-15-05, 01:44 PM

990 possible turns/rivers

.1% to make the runner runner SF

or 989:1

GeoffM · #6 11-15-05, 01:47 PM

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.

bdawg31 · #7 11-15-05, 01:50 PM

...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??

Talking Poker · #8 11-15-05, 02:01 PM

Blibbity's answer and explanation is correct.

And I like bdawg's suggestion too!

Talking Poker · #9 11-15-05, 02:37 PM

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!

Reel Deal · #10 11-15-05, 03:34 PM

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

lightfungus · #11 11-15-05, 04:17 PM

eheh.

GeoffM · #12 11-15-05, 10:33 PM

Am I really going to have to wait until midnight

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supercow3250 · #13 11-15-05, 10:34 PM

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

supercow3250 · #14 11-15-05, 10:38 PM

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