We will find the number of straights including straight flushes and then subtract the number of straight flushes, in case you don't want to include those: We choose the denominations any of these 10 ways: A,2,3,4,5 2,3,4,5,6 3,4,5,6,7 4,5,6,7,8 5,6,7,8,9 6,7,8,9,10 7,8,9,10,J 8,9,10,J,Q 9,10,J,Q,K 10,J,Q,K,A For each of those ways we choose the suit for the lowest card in 4 ways. That's 10*4 ways For each of those ways we choose the suit for the next to lowest card in 4 ways. That's 10*4*4 For each of those ways we choose the suit for the middle card in 4 ways. That's 10*4*4*4 For each of those ways we choose the suit for the next to highest card in 4 ways. That's 10*4*4*4*4 For each of those ways we choose the suit for the highest card in 4 ways. That's 10*4*4*4*4*4 ways or 10*4^5 = 10240 We now find the number of straight flushes (including Royal flushes). We choose the denominations any of these 10 ways: A,2,3,4,5 2,3,4,5,6 3,4,5,6,7 4,5,6,7,8 5,6,7,8,9 6,7,8,9,10 7,8,9,10,J 8,9,10,J,Q 9,10,J,Q,K 10,J,Q,K,A We can choose the 1 suit they must all have to be a straight flush in 4 ways. That's 10*4 or 40 straight flushes. So the number of straights is 10240-40 = 10200 The number of 5-card poker hands is 52 cards choose 5 = 52C5 = 2598960. So the probability of being dealt a straight that is not a straight flush is 10200/2598960 = 5/1274 (dividing top and bottom by 2040). That's about 0.003924646781789638932496075353218210361067503924646781789 If you want the probability including the straight flushes, then it's 10240/2598960 = 128/32487 (dividing top and bottom by 80). That's about 0.003940037553482931634192138393819066087973650998861082894… [They are the same rounded to 4 decimal places. 0.0039. That's because straight flushes are so rare]. Edwin