Poker trifecta

It's rare to get dealt the same hand twice in a row - this should happen only once every 1,326 hands. It's even rarer to get dealt the same hand twice in a row, where the cards have been dealt in the same order. This should happen only once every 2,652 hands. These odds are very similar to hitting a trifecta in a 14 horse race, which is 1 in 2,184. So let's call getting dealt the same hand in the same order twice in a row the poker trifecta. Last night, I hit the poker trifecta in style - I was dealt the hand As Ad twice in a row. I won the first time, and had a chopped pot the second, since my opponent had been dealt the other two aces.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9   126      52   12     7   543000

delta: $393,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $19,433,500
2017 balance: $20,343,350
balance: $31,761,180