I've been playing poker for over 15 years now and have never really hit a royal flush. The only way I can say I have was a hand where a royal came across the board in holdem resulting in a four way chop. I just wondered if my odds of making a royal flush have to be about due and how often do you make a royal.

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If you play like 8k hands per year, it's no wonder to never have hit one.

In the first year I played online made a royal in probably my first 10k hands. Have had 2 more since then ( 2 years ) One in PLO other both were NLHE. Online pokers. I am sure in live in probably very rare for a person to have more then one in a lifetime unless they are playing every single day of their lives.

I had one with only one card in my hand live. I know lots of people who've had several live and they do play almost everysingle day for their whole lives.

No idea why you posted this in Goals and Challenges. I have had a RF twice and have seen one come out on the board once.

I had a royal flush before

Also sir this part of 2+2 is

"Poker Goals & Challenges Post your threads logging your travels up the poker ladder as you achieve your poker goals and dreams. "Challenges" does NOT mean prop bets, wagers, etc."


Tell us about your dreams and aspirations

^ Clearly his goal is to get a..... royal flush?

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I have made two, needed runner-runner both times. The first time I had AK of spades, caught the 10, runner runner Q J. Last night I made another, had J 10 of clubs, got the Q on the flop, runner runner K A. It *does* happen, I've been playing about 2 years and I've now had two.

Gotta start somewhere right?

Ive had lots (10+) online, but the sickest one was in a live cash game.

It was at my local casino, I had the Q of spades. I river the one card RF, pot checked down to the river with me and some old guy(60+). While checking down we were joking around a bit not being serious at all. The river comes a Ks for my gutshot RF. He bets 10 in 20 and then I pulled the greatest hollywood ever hahaha. It probably was so bad, but I never play live and just went for it.

I stopped joking around when he bet and became very serious not talking anymore. I tanked for a bit and went all in. He couldnt believe it and called his 360 smt stack, saying well show me the Qs then because I don't believe a single bit of it.

Boy did he take it very bad and was steaming afterwards hahahaha. The table could order a drink for free and I got a bottle of champagne for the royal flush + the 720$ pot.

I've played about 5k hands live I think if not less, pretty sick.

What does never "really" hit a royal flush mean? You've either hit one or you haven't.

If you saw all the rivers with your NL holdem hand, odds are 1 RF in 30k hands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_...rd_poker_hands

However, depending on the games you play and how you play 'em practical odds to make a royal flush could be maybe 1 in 100k hands. You could get a math person to estimate it more correctly if you really care )

I personally like top set on non-full flush rather than having a Royal Flush because it's easier to extract value.