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babalu1997, on Nov 3 2008, 02:22 PM, said:
On effervescent's point, I have a question, which perhaps should be asked in another forum.
In the bridge literature, those odds for card combinarions, were they based on the same odds as those in the dealing program.
In the bridge literature, those odds for card combinarions, were they based on the same odds as those in the dealing program.
Yes. Although technically, the dealing programs do not explicitly rely on the probabilities for suits breaking 3-1 etc. There are two algorithms in use:
1) Give the Ace of spades to a random player (probabilites 13/52 for each). Next, give the King of spades to each player with probabilities according to his empty slots, i.e. 12/51 for the one who got the Ace and 13/51 for each of others. Etc.
2) Give a random card (each with probability 1/52) to North. Next, give a random undealt card (each with probability 1/51) to East. Etc.
It doesn't matter which of the two algorithms you use. In either case, the probabilities of breaks etc. will be the same as the theoretical probabilities you can find in books.