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The number of 3-card combinations that contain A23 is:<br />

4 * 4 * 4 = 64<br />

The number of 4-card combinations that contain A23,<br />

including the possibility that one of the hole cards will be<br />

duplicated, is the number of 3-card combinations that contain<br />

A23 (64) multiplied by the number of cards remaining<br />

in the deck, including the remaining Aces, Deuces and<br />

Threes (49):<br />

64 * 49 = 3,136<br />

Or you can multiply the number of 2-card combinations<br />

that are possible to make A2 (16) by the number of 2-card<br />

combinations that contain at least one 3 (4 * 49 = 196):<br />

16 * 196 = 3,136<br />

The probability of A23 in the pocket expressed as a percentage<br />

is:<br />

WILLs<br />

* 100 = Probability as %<br />

Total Possibilities<br />

3,136 * 100 = 1.2%<br />

270,725<br />

The odds of A23 in the pocket are:<br />

Total Possibilities = 270,725<br />

– WILLs = 3,136<br />

WILLNOTs = 267,589<br />

WILLNOTs (267,589) : WILLs (3,136)<br />

267,589 : 3,136<br />

Reduce<br />

267,589 / 3,136 : 3,136 / 3,136<br />

85.3 : 1<br />

157<br />

Starting Hands

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