Alas, it was not to be this session. He estimated we played 30 or so hands. I'd peg it at closer to 40, but still, this session showed me that I absolutely will count a Royal Flush, if I get one in Chinese Poker. Let's say that in weekend fun I can get in 50 hours a week. That will still be 10 weeks before the expectation of getting in a sample of hands hitting 500.
And, of course, that doesn't even mean I have to get a Royal Flush in that time period. It's not Chinese poker is some kind of game with 10 wilds that leads to insane hands. I have played a card game with so many wilds, that I have had a five of a kind. Even getting my first Royal Flush in Chinese Poker is a game patience.