poker

I'm too lazy to figure this out myself, but it goes like this. When I'm logging into an on-line poker game -Texas Holdem- , they throw little ' factoids ' onto the screen while it's loading. One I see a lot is " The chance of being dealt pocket Aces is 220 to 1.. " Correct number or not...

http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/20/news/companies/poker_ponzi/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2 I don't watch poker on TV (I prefer watching paint dry), but I do recognize the guy on the right as being a big star. This could be interesting.

Okay, here's the situation. My husband's a poker player. He likes the Texas Hold-em game and plays quite a bit on-line and a couple of times a month in a garage or basement game. He's constantly going on about his bad luck, how he never seems to catch the right card no matter what the odds...

well, as registration has opened for TAM 9, it's probably a good time to think about organizing this year's poker tournament. The overall schedule can be found here: http://www.amazingmeeting.com/program As with last year, the best time seems to be Thursday, just before the reception. Maybe...

What are the laws on playing poker online? (assuming residence in the USA) Are they enforceable? If I created a poker bot (an automaton that plays expertly on online poker sites), would I be breaking any laws, or would I simply be breaking the poker site's agreement? What are the ethics of...

Okay, it looks like we have a go for the Poker Tournament! I just spoke to Joe D at the South Point, and booked 3 tables. I'm supposed to call again on July 1, to confirm numbers. We can add some later if we need it, but we want a rough estimate so he can schedule dealers. So please indicate...

So, we're trying to organize this year's TAM poker tournament. Right now, we have two main options, as the Skepchicks have offered us the use of their off-site villa for this event. So, we need to decide (fairly quickly!) what it is we want to do. The two general options are 1) South Point...

Has anyone looked into arranging a poker tournament for this year? Is anyone interested in one?

Can someone give me one good reason that online poker should be illegal? The most common reason is that it can be addicting and someone may lose all their money. Well in response to that, i say if you believe that is a valid reason, then you MUST also believe we should make cigarettes illegal...

Anyone want to try this again this time? I imagine the World Series of Poker will be going on at the same time, but since we're off the strip, it might not be as much of an obstacle as last year. Now that I'm an Experienced Poker Tourney Setter Upper, it should go smoothly. Any interest?

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Hey, I haven't seen anything here about the now-annual poker tourney for TAM 6. Who usually organizes it? I was already thinking of planning what stupid thing I would do this year to crap out.

Last evening I attended the first of a three-session continuing education class in poker at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois (suburban Chicago). One of the students was an elderly lady named Jane who claimed to be a professional psychic. She seemed to be angling for clients. She insisted...

breaking news..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5171034.stm Is it likely to pass the senate? Any ramifications for the UK? seems kinda draconian to me.....after all the online gaming industry is hugely popular - and has a $6billion US turnover....

I hate to agree with something I read on Fox News, but here it is: eBay Invites Internet Regulation, Backs Online Gambling Ban

this is my first post in the computers section....so i dont know if this will fly, but here goes....:D i play some poker online - although it seems to me that it's pretty open to exploitation - player collusion seems inevitable on the higher limit tables..... but my question was about poker...

OK - I realize we're 8 months out - but these things DO take time to co-ordinate particularly when I'm over here in Kabul... My assumption is that overall, the TAM IV Tourney (World Skeptics Series of Poker I) was a success, people enjoyed it, and a repeat is in order. I'd like to get dialogue...

Are there any other poker fans who would be interested in trying to set up a 'World Skeptic's Series of Poker' small No-Limit Hold'Em tournament event? Say a $25 buy in out of which $10 is a donation to a JREF charity? (Or to the JREF itself!) Pretty confident if we got enough for at least 2...

Anyone up for a private poker party? When in Vegas, do as the Vegasians do. Buy in could be $20 or $100, depending on participation. Games can either be dealer calls it or Texas Hold 'em. Either reply or PM if you are interested. Game night is up in the air and up for suggestion.

The probabilities of poker hands occuring on the initial 5 card deal are easily found on the internet and can be computed very easily as well. Also easily found or computed are the probabilities of achieving certain hands on the draw, based on what cards are held. What is not as easily found...