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Double Aces and Faces

Last Update: Apr 13, 2010

"9/7/5" Double Aces & Faces Poker

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal Flush	800	409,781,484	0.000021	0.016446
Straight Flush	50	2,242,501,596	0.000113	0.005625
Four aces	160	4,355,032,260	0.000218	0.034957
Four J-K	80	11,335,612,356	0.000569	0.045494
Four 2-10	50	31,198,210,884	0.001565	0.078257
Full House	9	212,304,134,556	0.010651	0.095857
Flush	7	296,302,038,300	0.014865	0.104053
Straight	5	299,031,561,384	0.015002	0.075008
Three of a kind	3	1,457,226,849,036	0.073105	0.219316
Two pair	1	2,377,380,156,300	0.119267	0.119267
Pair	1	3,948,338,314,908	0.198078	0.198078
Nonpaying hand	0	11,293,106,324,136	0.566547	0.000000
Total	0	19,933,230,517,200	1.000000	0.992359

"9/7/4" Double Aces & Faces Poker

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal Flush	800	401,327,856	0.000020	0.016107
Straight Flush	50	2,203,524,504	0.000111	0.005527
Four aces	160	4,406,896,452	0.000221	0.035373
Four J-K	80	11,380,841,304	0.000571	0.045676
Four 2-10	50	31,400,233,656	0.001575	0.078764
Full House	9	213,529,850,244	0.010712	0.096410
Flush	7	310,411,276,560	0.015573	0.109008
Straight	4	241,948,361,688	0.012138	0.048552
Three of a kind	3	1,474,078,072,596	0.073951	0.221852
Two pair	1	2,408,192,176,788	0.120813	0.120813
Pair	1	3,998,493,295,092	0.200594	0.200594
Nonpaying hand	0	11,236,784,660,460	0.563721	0.000000
Total	0	19,933,230,517,200	1.000000	0.978676

"9/6/5" Double Aces & Faces Poker

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal Flush	800	469,359,600	0.000024	0.018837
Straight Flush	50	2,140,873,668	0.000107	0.005370
Four aces	160	4,423,637,040	0.000222	0.035508
Four J-K	80	11,579,339,796	0.000581	0.046473
Four 2-10	50	31,235,031,612	0.001567	0.078349
Full House	9	214,643,281,968	0.010768	0.096913
Flush	6	219,601,303,572	0.011017	0.066101
Straight	5	308,363,650,476	0.015470	0.077349
Three of a kind	3	1,477,491,102,264	0.074122	0.222366
Two pair	1	2,415,128,821,416	0.121161	0.121161
Pair	1	4,211,532,014,940	0.211282	0.211282
Nonpaying hand	0	11,036,622,100,848	0.553680	0.000000
Total	0	19,933,230,517,200	1.000000	0.979709

"9/6/4" Double Aces & Faces Poker

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal Flush	800	475,897,836	0.000024	0.019100
Straight Flush	50	2,173,498,284	0.000109	0.005452
Four aces	160	4,500,011,748	0.000226	0.036121
Four J-K	80	11,628,712,740	0.000583	0.046671
Four 2-10	50	31,455,019,440	0.001578	0.078901
Full House	9	216,185,198,328	0.010845	0.097609
Flush	6	222,970,031,760	0.011186	0.067115
Straight	4	255,993,755,256	0.012843	0.051370
Three of a kind	3	1,496,847,915,528	0.075093	0.225279
Two pair	1	2,450,380,719,528	0.122929	0.122929
Pair	1	4,283,133,397,344	0.214874	0.214874
Nonpaying hand	0	10,957,486,359,408	0.549710	0.000000
Total	0	19,933,230,517,200	1.000000	0.965421

"9/5/4" Double Aces & Faces Poker

Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal Flush	800	492,254,520	0.000025	0.019756
Straight Flush	50	2,138,156,412	0.000107	0.005363
Four aces	160	4,433,466,840	0.000222	0.035587
Four J-K	80	11,652,822,324	0.000585	0.046767
Four 2-10	50	31,439,671,020	0.001577	0.078862
Full House	9	216,012,051,432	0.010837	0.097531
Flush	5	216,801,862,188	0.010876	0.054382
Straight	4	257,864,154,636	0.012936	0.051746
Three of a kind	3	1,494,948,428,196	0.074998	0.224993
Two pair	1	2,448,495,984,636	0.122835	0.122835
Pair	1	4,317,964,679,088	0.216621	0.216621
Nonpaying hand	0	10,930,986,985,908	0.548380	0.000000
Total	0	19,933,230,517,200	1.000000	0.954444

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