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Poker Hands

CalcMedium~15 min· Probability
Problem

The Problem

A standard 52-card deck is dealt into 5-card poker hands. Compute the probability of each:

  1. Royal flush (A-K-Q-J-10 all same suit).
  2. Straight flush (5 consecutive same suit, not royal).
  3. Four of a kind.
  4. Full house (3 of one rank + 2 of another).
  5. Flush (5 same suit, not straight flush).
  6. Straight (5 consecutive ranks, not flush).
  7. Two pairs.

Express all answers as exact fractions, then rank by probability (which is most common?).