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Reply Fri 1 Jan, 2010 02:31 am
A deck of 52 poker cards is distributed between 4 players.

What is the likelihood that only 3 of those 4 players hold hands containing at least 4 cards of the one suit?
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Reply Fri 8 Jan, 2010 09:13 pm
@oolongteasup,
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Reply Fri 15 Jan, 2010 01:55 am
@oolongteasup,
Do you mean, "What is the likelihood that only 3 of those 4 players hold hands containing at least 4 cards of any suit?"

If so, it is zero. You can't deal a hand of 13 cards in 4 suits without having at least 4 cards in at least 1 suit because 4x3=12.

Otherwise, I don't know what you mean by "the one" suit.
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Reply Fri 15 Jan, 2010 07:44 am
@oolongteasup,
Are you asking what the probability is of having one of the suits break 4-4-4-1 or 5-4-4-0?
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Reply Sat 16 Jan, 2010 04:26 am
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