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Combination of Poker Hands from five cardsBy Jim MageeC525 = 2,598,960 Four of a kind: {C131 * C44} * C481 = 624 Full House: {C131 * C43} * {C121 * C42} = 3,744 Three of a kind: (Trips) {C131 * C43} * C482 = 58,656 {This calculation includes full houses.} Less Full Houses 58,656 - 3,744 = 54,912 Two Pair: {C131 * C42} * {C121 * C42} * C111 * C41 = 247,104 This calculation considers a hand such as 2-K's+2-Q's+1-A to be a different hand than 2-Q's+2-K's+1-A. The result must be divided by C21=2 to account for these duplicate hands. 247,104 / 2 = 123,552 One Pair:
Less Full House and both ways of two pair. 1,349,088- 3,744 - 247,104 = 1,098,240 Flush:
5,148 - 40 = 5,108 Straight: There are only 10 denominations that can be chosen to be the highest card of a straight, these cards are the 5, 6, etc up to K, A.
Less straight flushes 10,240 - 40 = 10,200 Straight Flush:
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