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I love poker; it needs understanding game-theoretic decision making and employing statistical inference, both of which are also essential parts of analyzing politics. Yes, it is essentially an "n-player dynamic Bayesian game" in formal game theory terms!
I love poker; it needs understanding game-theoretic decision making and employing statistical inference, both of which are also essential parts of analyzing politics. Yes, it is essentially an "n-player dynamic Bayesian game" in formal game theory terms!
recent live tournament results
recent live tournament results
"I rarely play live tournaments, but when I do, I usually walk away with a smile :)"
4th place (finalist), Casino Niagara’s Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments CAD 165 No-Limit Hold'em, Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada; Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Entrants: 130. Purse: CAD 18,284. Places Paid: Top 17. Prize: CAD 1,188. Note: It was the last tournament of the same kind before the temporary shutdown of the casino in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
19th place, Casino Niagara’s Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments CAD 165 No-Limit Hold'em, Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Entrants: 284. Purse: CAD 37,488. Places Paid: Top 36. Prize: CAD 450. Note: It was then the largest tournament of the same kind ever held in Casino Niagara.
"i do not gamble."
"i do not gamble."
"I have mastered blackjack, baccarat, craps, roulette, casino war, and so on — and that's why I never play these games. I do not gamble. I play poker."
readings i recommend
readings i recommend
Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole (1991), Game theory, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
is a graduate-level game theory textbook;
shows why poker is indeed an extremely sophisticated game.
Nate Silver (2012), The signal and the noise, New York, NY: Penguin Press.
gives you a basic idea of how Bayesians see the world;
in Chapter 10 shows how Bayesian statistics could be applied to playing poker.
Wikipedia contributors (2019), "Kuhn poker," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
shows a Nash equilibrium in the most simplified form of heads up poker;
briefly conveys the concept of mixed-strategy which is also referred to as "range balancing" by many players.
Michael Acevedo (2019), Modern poker theory, Hove, UK: D&B Publishing.
features the most advanced poker theory based on game theory as of 2019;
requires a good background of general mathematics and game theory in understanding the whole concept.
Jared Tendler and Barry Carter (2011), The mental game of poker, Independent publisher: Jared Tendler, LLC.
deals with the mental game aspect of poker;
sees the mental aspect not as a part of the game but as a whole different game itself.
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