I was waiting to get called for my 1/3 NLH game and bored enough to throw some $$ into the draw poker machine. As I was playing, a tech was working on the machine next to mine so I chatted him up. (by chatting I play slower and reduce my -EV) Anyway, during the conversation he explains to me that the way the RNG works the machine is not programmed to store a deck of undealt cards. As a result, it deals the up cards and replacement cards simultaneously. (hope this makes sense)

That is messing with my brain and I'm wondering if it changes the odds at all. When you re-draw a card, you don't get the next card off the (theoretical) deck as you would in a live game, you get the card that was "put under" the card you discard on the original deal. (wow is THAT convoluted!)If you are drawing to a one-outer (i.e. a Royal) it is possible the card you need is already dealt and "sitting under" a card you are not discarding. That would mean there is no possible way to make your hand. If that is the case, 800 to 1

The other half of my brain is telling me that the card I do "draw" is still a randomly drawn card so it doesn't change the odds.

Thoughts? Actuary?

Doesn't change a thing.

what color is the bus driver?