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Old 05-16-2005, 03:11 PM
Paul2432 Paul2432 is offline
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Default Re: Paradox of the wallet

I think part of the problem here is the statement that player A feels he has a 50% chance of winning. Nothing in the problem statement suggests this will be the case. Because play is voluntary, suppose player B adopts the strategy of only playing when his wallet is empty. Then player A has a 0% chance of winning.

Paul
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