Poker - Progressive Royal Flush Wager
Odds
Dear
Mark,
In my favorite casino, the Caribbean Stud progressive
tote is at $55,200 for a royal flush. How good a wager,
and when is it mathematically in my favor? Jimbo M.
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Sorry, Jimbo, I can’t
recommend this wager to anyone. First, note there
are 2,598,960 possible poker hands using a standard
52-card deck. Now divide that figure by four (the
different suits) and you’ll come up with 649,740.
Because you don’t get to draw any cards in Caribbean
Stud, this mathematically is the odds of hitting a
royal.
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