Is a Royal Like A Hole-In-One?

My first Royal Flush. It was in a $2 NLHE Freezeout tourney on Dream Poker. Kinda lame that they just call it a straight flush. (I still missed cashing by 4 spots, though.)

I'm wondering if a royal flush is as rare as a hole-in-one in golf. Any guesses or research sources? Gord? Gordo? Bueller?

Nice hand - I've had 4 royals in Stud/8 in 2 years playing online...I've never had a hole-in-one, however. Strangely enough, I've had 2 double eagles (although only 1 is official - 2nd was in a scramble...meh!) in my life...go figure.

What do you think the odds of a hole in one are then? There was a betting group in the UK (the "hole in one gang") who made a fortune in the 90's going to betting shops and asking for odds for a hole in one in a particular tournament (eg US open). They were regularly given 100/1 odds. The actual odds are just even money (i.e someone gets a hole-in-one once every 2 tournaments).

Oh, and congrats by the way - i'm saving my first for the final table of the WSOP.

Odds for a Royal Flush are 649,739 to 1

So you only have to play another 649,738 hands until you can say "not again " lol

Congrats btw.


IanT

Playing decent amount of poker = 3 years Royals 3 using both hole cards, 4 using just the one.

Playing decent amount of golf = 15 years. Hole in one = NEVER

I am 2 years playing poker and not a single Royal yet.

I played golf for a while but never managed to get a hole in one

I have got hole's in one go before but thats another story...................

Players in the US Open played 10,116 holes of golf. Times this by 2, the chances of a PROFESSIONAL player getting a Hole in one are 20,232/1. Of course the odds are much lower - it's probably not physically possible to reach the hole on a par 5 course.

NB, Peter Hedbloom got a hole in one on the 3rd day.

I wonder just how many hands of poker we play together each year as a site (amongst regular posters). We seem to have a Royal Flush story every 3 weeks or so, which surely is much too often? Rigged?

I actually just got my very first royal flush today... I did the print screen thing but forgot about it and (I think I) lost it when I copy and pasted something else, because I tried to paste into paint and got nothin'. I didn't think to save the hand history either, so I figured it was worthless to make a topic about it without proof. Was exciting though, and I won a big pot with it!

EDIT: Oh, and to the person who said "Odds for a Royal Flush are 649,739 to 1"... excuse me if I'm wrong, but isn't that the odds of making it with 5 cards? These would be the odds to flop it, but with the full 7 cards your chances are somewhat better.

Well ive never got a Royal in a live game or on-line,, but ive gotten 7 royal`s at Foxwoods on the poker slots over a period of about 14 years, does that count?? the odds on a hole-in-one i dont knoe, so im assuming rob is rite>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. buck

Which site was it on? You could possibly still get it.

It was on Absolute. And now that you mention it, I think you're right. I'm pretty sure I can request my hand history via email, so I'll try that.

I almost got a hole in one once but there are many times I ALMOST got a royal too. I did actually get a Royal once. So, the odds of someone getting a hole in one are worse than the odds of someone getting a Royal.

There are a few things to consider. How many hands of poker do you play in a week? How many par 3's holes do you play in a week? Next, do you have to be a decent card player to hit a Royal or does being a professional player change the odds of you getting a Royal? Ask the same thing about golf. If you can hardly get the ball of the tee you can't expect to get a hole in one, or have the same odds as Tiger Woods. The better golfer you are, the odds of getting a hole in one increase due to your knowledge of your distance and your accuracy.

Now, with me being a half decent golfer (about a 12 handicap) we could test the theory. Someone could sit on the tee box of a par 3 with a laptop and wireless connection and everytime a new hand is dealt, I hit another ball. I would venture to guess I will get a hole in one before a royal flush is dealt.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...51/ai_59554906

A player making an ace in a given round: 5,000 to 1

Oh man! This sounds like fun! Seriously! I'm about a 17. We could trade off between laptop & tee shots.

First of all congrats on the Royal Flush & especially winning loads with it as well always a nice bonus.

Secondly - the odds bit - you could be right, i cannot remember where i got my little print out from but either way its still a lot - hehe

IanT