Poker Players - The rich man's statisticians? Career Change

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Hi all,

I PM'd Mason on this, but since I got no response I thought I'd put this on this forum. I am a CPA and am inspired by Moneymaker's victory that I have taken a very serious approach to learning poker with the lofty goal of "mastering" the game.

I believe in the theory that luck favors the prepared mind. To that end, I'm wondering how many of you are statisticians and have seriously applied your training to the art of poker. Further, does anybody know if an advanced degree progam exists for aspiring "gamblers" like myself. My library already includes TOP, HEFAP, WLLHE, and Sklansky's original seminal work. I also have Mason's gambling theory on my list along with Super/System. What I really want to do is to study and master the application of mathematics, statistics and probabilty as they relate to the game. If I can get a degree in it, all the better.

Anybody with suggestions?

See you at the tables.

Iggy