Trumpace Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Just for fun... (Only) using Pavicek's bridge hand calculator: http://www.rpbridge.net/xhc1.htm Try to find the bridge hand pattern (x for low card, H for honour) which has the highest odds of occuring. Post your hand pattern here so that others can try and outbeat you ;) Restriction: You are not allowed to use "?" which the bridge hand calculator allows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elwood913 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Just a guess at the obvious, but how about: Hxxx Hxx Hxx Hxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 The restriction is too restrictive. Let's make this more challenging (hopefully). Part ii)You are allowed to use "?", but not more than 6 of them. So part i) is not using "?" and part ii is as above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 That's defaintly not it. 4432 is more likely than 4333 So I'm going to submit: Hxxx Hxxx Hxx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 That's defaintly not it. 4432 is more likely than 4333 So I'm going to submit: Hxxx Hxxx Hxx xx Actually, a specific 4432 is less common than 4333. It's just that there are only four 4333 distributions and there are twelve 4432 distributions, so the chances that you are "some 4432" are a lot better than "some 4333." I'd guess Hxxx H?? H?? H?? for most common with six ?s, given that you cannot combine ? with x in the same suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_c Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 That's defaintly not it. 4432 is more likely than 4333 So I'm going to submit: Hxxx Hxxx Hxx xx Well, if the order of the suits doesn't matter, that will be miles behind this: HHxx Hxxx Hxx xx which is apparently less common than this: HHxx Hxxx Hxx Hx. If the order of the suits is fixed, a 4333 might win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I would guess that HHxx Hxxx Hxx xx in no specific order would be the most common hand pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 It looks like Hxxx and HHxx are equally likely so the best you can do is Hxxx Hxx Hxx Hxx or HHxx Hxx Hxx Hxx I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 for part i) Hxxx Hxx Hxx Hxx seems to be winning. for part ii) there has only been one response (but i think we can do better than that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hxxx Hxx ??? ??? seems to be the most common. I suppose the four-card suit can be replaced with HHxx. I haven't investigated thoroughly but it seems a bit odd that Hxx seems to give the same result as H?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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