The Mathematics Of Poker

Bill Chen, Jerrod Ankenman

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ConJelCo LLC
04 June 2009

Mathematics & Sciences; Gambling: theories & methods

For decades, the highest level of poker have been dominated by players who have learned the game by playing it, road gamblers' who have cultivated intuition for the game and are adept at reading other players' hands from betting patterns and physical tells. Over the last five to ten years, a whole new breed has risen to prominence within the poker community. Applying the tools of computer science and mathematics to poker and sharing the information across the Internet, these players have challenged many of the assumptions that underlay traditional approaches to the game.'

By: Bill Chen, Jerrod Ankenman
Imprint: ConJelCo LLC
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 535g
ISBN: 9781886070257
ISBN 10: 1886070253
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 04 June 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bill Chen was born in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1970 and grew up in Alabama. He received a PhD in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1999. He started thinking about poker while a grad student when he augmented his National Science Foundation grant with poker winnings from local clubs. Bill represented PokerStars from 2002 to 2011 and has participated in High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark. Bill currently lives near Philadelphia. Bill won two World Series of Poker bracelets in 2006. Jerrod Ankenman grew up in Orange County, California. He received a BS in Business Management from Pepperdine in 2004 and an MS in Applied Mathematics from Columbia in 2010. Jerrod picked up poker as a hobby from reading rec.gambling.poker, and as a career from collaborating on poker with Bill (and others). Jerrod won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2009.

Reviews for The Mathematics Of Poker

For those who think poker math is only about probability, pot odds, and straightforward, rote play, think again. Chen and 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. -- David Sklansky Rear Cover