Forum: Probability
12-31-2005, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 43,631
Re: Can you beat this game?
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If I'm reading your rules correctly, then all you have to do to beat the game is place your original bet.
There are 3 face cards in 27 different combinations. 8 times in 27, you'll get...
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Forum: Probability
12-31-2005, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,019
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Forum: Probability
12-31-2005, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,436
Re: probability of hands clashing....
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Sheesh, thanks guys. I thought it was astronimcal, but I didn't realize that it was THAT astronomical lol.
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Keep in mind that's heads-up. At a 10-player table it will be...
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Forum: Probability
12-31-2005, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,436
Re: probability of hands clashing....
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At the risk of BruceZ taking me to school for bad calculations /images/graemlins/smile.gif I'll give this a shot.
The chances of two players with pocket pairs (any pocket pairs not of...
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Forum: Probability
12-30-2005, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,608
Re: AA vs KK Heads up
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There are 6 ways to get AA out of 1,326 possible pocket cards. Given that has happened, there are 6 ways to get KK out of 1,125 pocket cards.
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6 ways to get KK out of...
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Forum: Probability
12-30-2005, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,608
Re: AA vs KK Heads up
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Seems like your answer told me the probability of AA and KK being dealt out in a Heads up game instead of what the odds are that my opponent have KK when I have AA.
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He...
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Forum: Probability
12-30-2005, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,887
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-30-2005, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,712
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Forum: Probability
12-30-2005, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,752
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Forum: Probability
12-30-2005, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,000
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Forum: Probability
12-30-2005, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,246
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Forum: Probability
12-29-2005, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,712
Re: Yahtzee Texas Holdem
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that should be C(20,7) not C(20,5) since you get 7 dice to make a hand with shouldn't it?
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You're correct. I was only considering 5 dice hands, as in the original...
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-29-2005, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,712
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Forum: Probability
12-29-2005, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,712
Re: Yahtzee Texas Holdem
Cool, Hold'em Yahtzee.
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You auto win the game if you get a 'Yahtzee Flush'. Five dice of the same number and suit. Can anyone work out the odds of getting one?
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number of...
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Forum: Probability
12-25-2005, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,465
Re: Huh ?
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A 3BB/100 win rate with a SD of EIGHTY BIG BETS PER 100 HANDS ?To answer your question . . .
There is no realistic chance that a 3BB/100 winner could ever go through 2,500 big bets even...
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Forum: Probability
12-21-2005, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,257
Re: What is the expectation of this game?
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Looks like 8 possible outcomes, each equally likely. You are betting on coin flips, for all intents and purposes. The outcomes are distributed as follows:
-30 (1, -30)
-10 (3, -30)...
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Forum: Probability
12-10-2005, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,128
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bruze how do i go about and bring up all your math posts?
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Use the search function. The one on this page only gives the posts for the last few months, so for older posts,...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-08-2005, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,483
Re: Infinite multiplication
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I wrote a perl script (before I saw your anwer), and it didn't seem to converge.
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This shows that it is converging. Convergence means that it gets closer and closer to...
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Forum: Probability
12-08-2005, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,804
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-08-2005, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,483
Re: Infinite multiplication
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If the numbers in your sequence go to 1 quickly enough, then M can be non-zero
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But your number is always less than 1 and every multiplication will lower it...
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Forum: Probability
12-08-2005, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,363
Re: Probability Question
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You shuffle a deck of 52 cards and start dealing off the top.
a. How many cards should you expect to turn over before you get to the second ace?
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Consider the 4 aces...
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Forum: Probability
12-07-2005, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,804
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Forum: Probability
12-06-2005, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,083
Re: RoR -- What % loss before double?
I corrected an error in my computation of the mean fractional loss. Since P(f) is actually the probability of losing f or more, we need the density function -P'(f) to compute the expected value of...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-06-2005, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,644
Re: This guy is good at bowling
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I actually did this once. I was unaware that there is some sort of lubrication on the lanes. I got filthy.
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The oil pattern is a primary aspect of the game nowadays as...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-06-2005, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,644
Re: This guy is good at bowling
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Video (http://m90.org/index.php?id=9524)
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That's Mike Machuga (http://pba.com/players/singlebio.asp?ID=141#stats). He won that tournament. It was his first PBA...
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