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you win in the following three-handed game of
poker? |
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| Player 1 |
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Your hand |
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Player 2 |
A ,
Q , 9,
5, 2
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?? ?? ?? ??
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K, 9, 8, 6, 10
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To win the game you need only one
of the following hands:
- An A-K
or A-Q-10
combination (e.g., A,
K,
or A,
Q
 ,
10
)
- Any pair (e.g., 2,
2
)
- A straight (five
consecutive values, e.g., 8,
9,
10,
J,
Q
)
- A flush (five cards in
the same suit, e.g., 3,
7,
8,
10,
K
)
To
draw your hand, select five cards from the 42
that remain (shown below) using the following
rules:
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- J- 2- 9- 2- 5- 3- 4- 5- 2- J- 10- A- K- J- 7- 6- 6- 7- Q- 4- 4- 3- K- 7- 3- A- A- Q- 4- 8- 8- 10- 6- 7- 9- 3- 5- K- 10- 8- J- Q-
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You have a
completely free choice for your
first card. I.e., select ANY
card. (example = J ).
Now SPELL
OUT the name of the card you have
just selected in full (example =
J-A-C-K-O-F-S-P-A-D-E-S). The
card after the selected
card counts as the first letter.
Continue counting through the
list of cards until you reach the
last letter. The card you finally
land on becomes the second card
in your hand (example = 3 ).
If, when
counting, you reach the end of
the list, continue the count from
the beginning of the list (i.e.,
from J).
Now repeat
this counting procedure using the
full name of your second card
(example =
T-H-R-E-E-O-F-D-I-A-M-O-N-D-S).
The card you finally land on
becomes your third card (example
= 5 ).
Repeat the
counting procedure using the full
name of your third card. The card
you finally land on becomes your
fourth card.
Repeat the
counting procedure using the full
name of your fourth card. The
card you finally land on becomes
your fifth card.
HAVE YOU WON? - I
predict not.
I also predict that
your hand contains:
At least one
At least one
At least one
Picture Card (i.e., J, Q or K)
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