Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-18-2005, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 91
Re: Flipping a bit
Thanks for the responses. I realize it is both extremely rare and also detectible,I was more concerned with physically what causes the error, e.g. magnetic interference, entropy, etc.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-18-2005, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 228
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-18-2005, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 91
Flipping a bit
How do computer flip a bit (change a 0 to a 1)? Is it due to physical flaws in the chip? I was recently involved in a discussion involving an algorithm that was essentially treated as correct...
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Forum: Poker Theory
11-24-2005, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 194
Re: How important is math in poker?
Math is very important. Many players seem to think math is simply arithmetic and calculations. While most of these calculations are unnecessary since the decisions are often not close, you...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-24-2005, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 89
Re: Where do numbers come from?
Perhaps the best treatise on the subject is Frege's Grundlagen, which is a truly impressive work that addresses many different philosophies of mathematics. His basic approach, and one that is still...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
09-14-2005, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 80
Re: This is an Error, Right?
The assumption does seem bad. The 90% statistics cited with condoms are usually added with the caveat of something to the effect of "within a year of continuous use", and doesn't really show the...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-05-2005, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 51
Human energy
How much energy could a person generate turning a generator in some fashion? (e.g. hand crank, treadmill, pushing a large mill wheel while being whipped by a taskmaster, etc)
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-03-2005, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 18
3 suits for 199
Anyone in Los Angeles seen these commercials and remember the name of the place?
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Forum: Stud
06-30-2005, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 133
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Forum: Stud
06-30-2005, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 176
Re: First of Many
I think you played this hand alright, there's not much to be afraid of out there, and betting when you caught another heart sets up a possible steal if you catch another one. Alternatively, you...
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-24-2005, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 133
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Forum: Stud
05-26-2005, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 82
Re: Lost...
I don't think I could fold it, especially since you note he's usually aggressive with pairs, but I'm not very good, It seems like he could be either weekly playing a semi dead flush draw, or a small...
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Forum: Stud
05-17-2005, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 84
So I went a little nuts
7 Card Stud High-Low ($3/$6), Ante $0.25, Bring-In $1 (hand converter (http://www.geocities.com/greenage22/7StudConverter.hta.txt))
3rd Street
Seat 1: xx xx...
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Forum: Stud
04-29-2005, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 88
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
03-27-2005, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 177
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Forum: Other Poker Games
03-23-2005, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 90
Re: Badoogi?
I may be wrong, but I think it's a triple draw lowball game played with four cards instead of 5, and having four different suits is lower than A234. A dealer at the Horseshoe explained this game to...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
03-08-2005, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 85
Re: Heads up razz hand
Thanks for the responses. I knew I couldn't fold, I just wasn't sure if I should be jamming, and i meant to write more about the hand but by the time I got out of the tourney I couldn't remember it...
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Forum: Stud
03-07-2005, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 139
Re: Another can you guess hand
i'm gonna guess seat 4 had quad aces, seat 2 had queens in the hole, didn't notice they were out on fourth. or perhaps he had two sevens and didn't want to believe the seven helped you.
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Forum: Other Poker Games
03-06-2005, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 85
Heads up razz hand
Sorry i don't have the exact hand history to post, but i'll give what i can from memory.
It's heads up at the end of a sit and go. 500-1000 level, i'm around 7000, he's around 5000.
Villan...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
03-03-2005, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 84
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Forum: Other Poker Games
03-03-2005, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 132
Re: *OFFICIAL* HORSE WED NIGHT THREAD
I was on FellKnights table when that happened. I'm not sure if the guy caught the wheel on 7th, because FTP scrambles the hole cards automatically. However it wouldn't surprise me because that guy...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
03-03-2005, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 132
Re: *OFFICIAL* HORSE WED NIGHT THREAD
My first H.O.R.S.E. tourney, took 11th. Was in the top 3 for awhile, took the bad end of a race in a stud round, and scrambled to get into the second round of the money. My Buddy is currently chip...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
03-01-2005, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 226
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Forum: Stud
09-13-2004, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 121
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Forum: Stud
08-26-2004, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 96
Online Stud Hi only tourneys
Where can find Stud Hi only (with buyins no more than say 30 bucks) tourneys online? Pokerroom has two 20+2 multis a week, but I'd like to play a few more if I could.
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