Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay Bernard René Jourdan, marquis de Launay (1740–1789) was the French governor of the Bastille, the son of a previous governor, and commander of its garrison when the prison-fortress in Paris was stormed on 14 July 1789 ("see Storming of the Bastille"). The marquis Bernard-René Jordan de Launay was born on the night of 8/9 April 1740 in the Bastille where his father, René Jourdan de Launay, was governor. At the age of eight he was appointed to an honorary position in the King's Musketeers ("mousquetaires du roi"). He subsequently entered the French Guards ("gardes-françaises"), a regiment
Texas hold 'em starting hands hands (13 + 78 + 78 = 169). These 169 hands are "not" equally likely (see "Poker probability (Texas hold 'em)"). Hold 'em hands are sometimes classified as having one of three "shapes": It is typical to abbreviate suited hands in hold 'em by affixing an "s" to the hand, as well as to abbreviate non-suited hands with an "o" (for offsuit). That is, There are 25 starting hands with a probability of winning at a 10-handed table of greater than 1/7. Some notable theorists and players have created systems to rank the value of starting hands in limit Texas