Frank Kneeland on Rob Singer?

[Alan Mendelson]

You are aware that there are other paying combinations of cards other than AKQJT suited?

There is no functional difference between a Pair of Queens and a Royal Flush other than how often they come up and how much they pay.

Your mistake seems to be thinking a Royal is something special. It's just one of many paying hands one can get on a video poker machine.

If you hold only the Ace you have one set of paying combinations with their corresponding frequencies and amounts.

If you hold AQ off you have a different set of paying combinations with their corresponding frequencies and amounts.

The chances of getting a Royal holding one card are about 1 in 1.7 million, which means we divide that over-alluring 4000 coin Jackpot by such a large number it becomes meaningless. .000236 coins

Do you also worry about lighting strikes out of a clear blue sky. Let me guess you're the guy with tinfoil on his head?

We can talk about Royal chances all day long but until you include all the paying hands it is a meaningless discussion.

Frank: sometimes being too smart gets in the way of common sense.

And please consider the following:

Chance of being dealt a royal is 1/629,740

Chance of drawing a royal when holding one card is 1/178,365 (You wrote: The chances of getting a Royal holding one card are about 1 in 1.7 million, which means we divide that over-alluring 4000 coin Jackpot by such a large number it becomes meaningless. .000236 coins)

Chance of getting a royal on the draw after holding no cards is 1/383,484 when there were no royal cards on the original deal.

Why don't we just leave it at this: When holding AQ offsuit, you can't draw a royal.