[SpaceMonkey]

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Originally Posted by scottwire

"Randomly distributed" is precisely why it makes a difference. 16 of those cards have zero chance of being dealt to you. If the cards are in fact randomly distributed as you say, there are 4 's among them meaning you have zero chance of getting those 4 's.

Sorry, you're way off base here. The burn cards and your opponent's cards are unknown. You only know what 6 out of 52 cards are in play. That leaves you with the 9 remaining spades, etc.

But by all means feel free to fold your draws when getting "conventional" odds.