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So many Pai Gow tables have now added a progressive payout. What are the odds of hitting a 7-card straight flush using a 53-card deck? How about 5 aces?
We passed this question off to the inimitable Michael Shackleford, a.k.a. the Wizard of Odds, whose book Gambling 102 is coming out in a new edition very soon.
His answers: The odds of hitting a seven-card straight flush (including a wild one) are 1-in-676,066; the odds of getting five aces are 1-in-136,652.