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    Undergrad How Do You Calculate and Combine Probabilities in a Two-Card Poker Game?

    Thanks for the clear explanation. If I expand the scenario out to a standard 52-card deck, there are 1,326 possible hands. All the pairs (AA, KK, etc) still have 6 combinations and all of the unpaired hands (AJ, 24, etc) still have 16 combinations. If I am dealt a hand of 98, there are 72...
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    Undergrad How Do You Calculate and Combine Probabilities in a Two-Card Poker Game?

    Let's say we have a very simple game of two-card poker, where the deck consists of only 4 aces and 4 kings. There are 28 possible combinations: Six pairs of aces, six pairs of kings, and 16 ace-king hands. In play against a single opponent, both players are dealt two cards, face down. The...