Reason #3 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

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Aces and Faces

Last Update: Apr 13, 2010

8-5 Aces & Faces
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal Flush 800 495,244,476 0.000025 0.019876
Straight Flush 50 2,113,095,360 0.000106 0.005300
Four aces 80 3,903,811,932 0.000196 0.015668
Four J-K 40 11,700,286,584 0.000587 0.023479
Four 2-10 25 31,500,020,832 0.001580 0.039507
Full House 8 229,529,928,852 0.011515 0.092120
Flush 5 216,478,112,424 0.010860 0.054301
Straight 4 223,486,509,828 0.011212 0.044847
Three of a kind 3 1,484,505,645,036 0.074474 0.223422
Two pair 2 2,577,731,083,740 0.129318 0.258637
Pair 1 4,293,595,533,132 0.215399 0.215399
Nonpaying hand 0 10,858,191,245,004 0.544728 0.000000
Total 0 19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 0.992555

7-6 Aces & Faces
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal Flush 800 491,588,100 0.000025 0.019729
Straight Flush 50 2,176,737,768 0.000109 0.005460
Four aces 80 3,900,552,360 0.000196 0.015654
Four J-K 40 11,695,465,596 0.000587 0.023469
Four 2-10 25 31,487,211,648 0.001580 0.039491
Full House 7 229,435,791,876 0.011510 0.080572
Flush 6 219,359,790,792 0.011005 0.066028
Straight 4 224,567,257,380 0.011266 0.045064
Three of a kind 3 1,483,557,046,632 0.074426 0.223279
Two pair 2 2,576,264,011,632 0.129245 0.258489
Pair 1 4,280,455,694,268 0.214740 0.214740
Nonpaying hand 0 10,869,839,369,148 0.545312 0.000000
Total 0 19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 0.991976

7-5 Aces & Faces
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal Flush 800 495,113,412 0.000025 0.019871
Straight Flush 50 2,125,121,256 0.000107 0.005331
Four aces 80 3,903,661,260 0.000196 0.015667
Four J-K 40 11,699,238,072 0.000587 0.023477
Four 2-10 25 31,485,141,456 0.001580 0.039488
Full House 7 229,466,367,972 0.011512 0.080582
Flush 5 216,752,032,572 0.010874 0.054370
Straight 4 224,512,559,316 0.011263 0.045053
Three of a kind 3 1,483,816,999,176 0.074439 0.223318
Two pair 2 2,576,726,331,120 0.129268 0.258536
Pair 1 4,292,603,235,720 0.215349 0.215349
Nonpaying hand 0 10,859,644,715,868 0.544801 0.000000
Total 0 19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 0.981041

6-5 Aces & Faces
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal Flush 800 495,075,228 0.000025 0.019869
Straight Flush 50 2,136,558,396 0.000107 0.005359
Four aces 80 3,996,824,544 0.000201 0.016041
Four J-K 40 11,698,462,008 0.000587 0.023475
Four 2-10 25 31,484,978,916 0.001580 0.039488
Full House 6 227,384,323,452 0.011407 0.068444
Flush 5 216,992,392,596 0.010886 0.054430
Straight 4 224,639,099,544 0.011270 0.045078
Three of a kind 3 1,485,704,097,348 0.074534 0.223602
Two pair 2 2,576,570,520,276 0.129260 0.258520
Pair 1 4,291,106,089,068 0.215274 0.215274
Nonpaying hand 0 10,861,022,095,824 0.544870 0.000000
Total 0 19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 0.969581