tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36269973.post2873677890094920392..comments2023-12-15T10:06:21.344-05:00Comments on The Mathematical Tourist: Trouble with Wild-Card PokerMath Touristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00014397210725962876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36269973.post-53138088860090699942023-09-26T19:59:11.593-05:002023-09-26T19:59:11.593-05:00A comment on a question re prob/stats not involvin...A comment on a question re prob/stats not involving Poker.I encountered this "Maths Trivia" item a few years ago.<br />A standard shoe has two columns of five holes for "Lace-Ups" (It is claimed that there are 51840 ways of doing this.) I obtained 28880 on these two assumptions.<br />*The initial and final for each lace-up are on different columns.<br />*Each lace up requires William Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229039800451622142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36269973.post-73278424028441599022023-09-14T21:41:46.283-05:002023-09-14T21:41:46.283-05:00My apologies for an error yesterday in my comment ...My apologies for an error yesterday in my comment about the "Two Pair" case. I outlined the reasoning for each of the 44 other cards only being able to be linked with half the 78by72<br />combinations but I should have finished by stating that the final number of combinations is<br />(78by72)/2 times 44 =123552.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Bill Oliver 15 September 2023<br /><br />(If the William Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229039800451622142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36269973.post-47495026532393177402023-09-14T01:00:47.201-05:002023-09-14T01:00:47.201-05:00Referring to my question re "Maths Tourist&qu...Referring to my question re "Maths Tourist" of 17 February 2009,I seem to note that each of the 44 Fifth cards can only be with the two pairs for only half of the 78 times 72 combination of pairs if the number of the card AND the suit are to be different.<br />Consequently the number of allowed combinations should be 44 times 78by72 =123,552.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Bill Oliver 14 William Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229039800451622142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36269973.post-47500665209937636852020-09-24T20:19:32.709-05:002020-09-24T20:19:32.709-05:00You say that a player “often has a choice of how t...You say that a player “often has a choice of how to declare a hand…” This is wrong. In poker, the cards “speak for themselves,” which means a hand is what it is, regardless of what the player may say it is.<br /><br />This misconception leads to the erroneous Wild Card Paradox. Suppose there is one wild card. A natural pair with the wild card is ranked as three of a kind. The player cannot say itStolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36269973.post-44679107631875114882010-11-20T22:18:39.459-05:002010-11-20T22:18:39.459-05:00Dice and roulette depend on luck.The game of Poker...Dice and roulette depend on luck.The game of Poker, whether wild card or otherwise, is a sport. A battle of the wits where calculations and odds are considered, but less so then the measure of an opponents heart.I play players not cards. Calculated risk not gamble. The small measure of luck involved doesn't even effect the mean...in my opinion that istru_gamblahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186031900950477557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36269973.post-77912113150153650362009-02-24T05:46:00.000-05:002009-02-24T05:46:00.000-05:00I agree with you, the poker game is purely depends...I agree with you, the poker game is purely depends upon our luck and skills.<BR/>http://www.championofpoker.com/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167735713371934250noreply@blogger.com