The probability of hitting two royal flushes in a row: If we use the draw-based probability (1 in 40,391 per hand), that’s roughly 1 in 1.63 billion. If we use the dealt-only probability (1 in 649,740 per hand), that’s about 1 in 422 billion. Has Bob Dancer or other VP players in your orbit ever gotten consecutive royal flushes?
We queried a number of veteran video poker players about this.
One said, "I've never even heard of that happening."
Another: "Not me or anyone I've played with. I've had other 'streaks,' hitting multiple full houses and even 4-of-a kinds in rapid succession, but never two royals."
A third said, "No."
A fourth wrote, "No, but here's a good one. I hit a straight flush 4-8 in spades, and while I was celebrating, the player at the machine next to me hit a straight flush, 9-king of spades. Man, both of those lined up side by side was the prettiest video poker sight I've even seen -- and only one short of a 10-card royal!"
Similarly, Jean Scott, wrote, "Closest thing to that is when Brad and I had royals on two side by side machines at the same time."
Today, we're asking youse guys: Have you or anyone you know or heard of ever hit back-to-back royals? And if you have other good VP stories, we'd love to hear about them in the comments.
Tomorrow, Bob Dancer answers the question.
