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47Chances of being dealt the following hands in the original 5 cards: <b>HHighTech-10/3/2002
46I think I am with you, as far as your hope goes of having a fruitful conversatioQuahog-7/20/2002
45I was enjoying the attempts at number crunching and hope the discussion continueMechanicalMethod-7/20/2002
44Off for 2-month vacation. Bye.HighTech-7/20/2002
43<i>Elegance is king and jousting windmills a waste of time.</i> TruHighTech-7/20/2002
42<i>Ya learns what you needs to know, while avoiding the tall grass of overHighTech-7/20/2002
41Probability given 5-card draw, jacks to open, is based upon random sampling of aCage Rattler-7/20/2002
40<i>The use of ALWAYS-type behavior implies predictability -- which is geneHighTech-7/20/2002
39Rather than bow out of the discussion, which is simply just that - a discussion HighTech-7/20/2002
38I simply don't understand what you're getting at -- and I certainly don&Cage Rattler-7/20/2002
37<i>Do you think if you started with a pair you will win more often? If so,HighTech-7/19/2002
36<i>Do you think if you started with a pair you will win more often?</i&HighTech-7/19/2002
35If I fold, I never lose, just don't win. Haven't paid a dime to play. HHighTech-7/19/2002
34take the sentence apart. " I'm just asking would a player, who otherwideeno-7/19/2002
33Is there anyone in the life insurance business who can tell me how they can relyHighTech-7/19/2002
32I'm not talking about emotion here. I'm just asking would a player, who HighTech-7/19/2002
31No. That is entirely dependent upon the emotional response of the individual gaCage Rattler-7/19/2002
30Can everyone agree that the first thing someone should know about five-card drawHighTech-7/19/2002
29yes, the odds are the same for each hand. The idea that one feels that one is duNoel de Leon-7/19/2002
28Given a random universe and infinite samples, the odds remain identical; coin toCage Rattler-7/19/2002
27So are you saying that by eliminating other players, one then reduces the chanceHighTech-7/19/2002
26So is it then incorrect for one to assume that he is "due" for a good HighTech-7/19/2002
25I'm a physicist (retired) and did a lot of experimental design to get resultNoel de Leon-7/19/2002
24yes, that's why a strong bet on a pair of jacks or queens will force out theNoel de Leon-7/19/2002
23Are there any actuaries out there or physicians or engineers that would care to HighTech-7/18/2002
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