Quote Originally Posted by Chrushinator

i thought that 9 / 47 is roughly 5 to 1 odds against? did dan fuck up, or am i missing something?
i think you are confusing the chance to make the hand with the odds against making a hand.

there is a 1 in 5 chance of making the hand by the next card. so every time you play this situation 1 time will make a flush and 4 times will not (total = 1 + 4 = 5).
this means the odds are 4 to 1 against