The Mathematics of Poker

Bill Chen ja Jerrod Ankenman julkaisivat jonkin aikaa sitten kirjan The Mathematics of Poker ( suomennettuna Pokerin Matematiikka). Kirja tarjoaa varmasti hyvää luettavaa jokaiselle joka ottaa pokerin tosissaan. Arvostettu pokerikirjailija David Sklansky sanoo kirjasta seuraavaa:

For those who think poker math is only about probability, pot odds, and
straightforward, rote play, think again. Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman do a
terrific job explaining how math can, among other things, show you exactly
how to mix up your play in such a way that even champion players cannot get
the best of you. Especially those who don’t read this book.

Kirjan takakansi taas kertoo tällaista:

Thirty years ago the bond and option markets were dominated by traders who
had learned their craft by experience. By the mid-1990s the old school grizzled
traders had been replaced by a new breed of quantitative analysts, applying
mathematics to the “art” of trading and making of it a science.

A similar phenomenon is happening in poker. The grizzled “road gamblers” are
being replaced by a new generation of players who have challenged many of the
assumptions that underlie traditional approaches to the game. One of the most
important features of this new approach is a reliance on quantitative analysis and
the application of mathematics to the game.

This book provides an introduction to quantitative techniques as applied to
poker and to a branch of mathematics that is particularly applicable to poker,
game theory, in a manner that makes seemingly difficult topics accessible to
players without a strong mathematical background.

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