Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay permanently stationed in Paris except in time of war. In 1776 de Launay succeeded M. de Jumilhac as Governor of the Bastille. As was the custom with many senior positions under the Ancien Régime, the marquis purchased the office of governor from his predecessor as a form of investment. The thirteen years that he spent in this position were uneventful, though on 19 December 1778 he reportedly made the mistake of failing to fire the cannon of the Bastille as a salute on the birth of a daughter (Madame Royale) to King Louis XVI. In August 1785 he was given
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