What is a rare hand?

[danno375]

In the poker books and stats that people on here read, what constitutes a rare hand? As far as I know, a full house is a special hand but not THAT rare. Today on Sporting odds I have seen 5 four of a kinds. One was mine and attracted no betting and 3 of the other 4 were with one player only holding 1 of the cards. Isn't a four of a kind supposed to be rare? 3 of the ones I saw were on the same table....within an hour! Maybe it is a cold deck for Danno day ( again) but Every time I had a good hand some chimp had called with nothing ( 5 2 ) and hit quads! Time to pack it all in and take shooting......perhaps I could shoot the morons that keep getting lucky against me. Mind you, they would be saved by the tobacco tin in their breast pocket(pair) Oh well! :cow

[Arty]

Re: What is a rare hand? Does anyone know what are the mathematical odds for hitting quads? Just a guess but it might be between 500 and 1000 hands. Meaning that you could see one per 50 to 100 hands in 10 player table? (I have played abt. 2500 hands and got quads four or five times myself.)