At it's most basic level,
poker is a numbers game. Here are some stats
illustrating the expanding possibilities
throughout a hand.
Being dealt the same
hole cards several times in a night isn't
unusual, but the combinations made possible
by the river mean you could play for a
lifetime and still not see exactly the same
thing happen twice in a full hand.
Possibilities
Hole card
combinations
(if you overlook the
suits of the cards you are
dealt)
169
Hole card
combinations
(if you account for
the suits of the cards you are
dealt)
1,326
Starting hands for
your opponents
(if you account for
the suits of the cards you are
dealt)
1,225
Flops to your hole
cards
For example, you have
- and the flop
is.
,
,
19,600
Full board
combinations
That is, if you dealt
out five cards from the deck

say, excluding the two you have in the
hole.
2,118,760
Five card hands
For instance if you
dealt out five
cards
2,598,960
Seven-card
combinations ( hole cards plus board)
If you dealt out seven
cards
133,784,560
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