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                    TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER TEXTBOOK - MATHEMATICS, PROBABILITIES, & ODDS OF POKER &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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<B>Chances of being dealt the the different possible two-card hands.</B> 

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The chances of being dealt a pair (5.9%) is 1/17, or once in 17 hands.<BR><BR>
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Chances of being dealt a Pair of Aces (or any specific pair) is 1/221.<BR><BR>
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Chances of being dealt either AA, KK, or QQ, one of the top hands, is <BR><BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3 x 1/221, or approx. 1/74.  <BR><BR>
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Chances of being dealt either AA, KK, or AK, is 1/47.4.<BR>


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     Fig.&nbsp;&nbsp; 50&nbsp;&nbsp; from Chap. 5,&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>The First Two Cards of the Hand</U>

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