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The answer to the math game using poker previously comes in many forms. There may be other poker hands that would solve the math game outlined. Below are some of the answers to the poker math game.

There are 88 winning first hands in the poker game. The winning first hands fall into two categories:

First category of winning first hands in the poker math game:

• four tens and any other card (48 hands)

Second category of winning first hands in the poker math game:

• three tens and any of the following pairs from the suit not represented by a ten (40 hands):
  • A-9
  • K-9
  • Q-9
  • J-9
  • K-8
  • Q-8
  • J-8
  • Q-7
  • J-7
  • J-6