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The 52-card deck, chosen by historical accident, hits a poker-playing sweet spot WHAT’S THE PERFECT NUMBER of cards for playing poker? According to a new mathematical discovery, the answer is the traditional 52. Almost. In Texas Hold’em poker, players wager on the best five-card hand they can make among the two cards in their hand and the communal ones on the table. Hands are ranked based on their probability of occurring. A full house, for example, with three cards of the same value (fives or kings, for instance) and two cards of another, is less likely than a flush with any five cards of the same suit. A full house therefore beats a flush. …
摘自《科学美国人》(Scientific American)第334卷 第2期 · 2026年2月刊。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。