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6 | Liv Boeree on Poker, Aliens, and Thinking in Probabilities

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Playing Poker Is Not Like Playing Blackjack or Craps

Poker is a game of luck and skill, but it's not just luck. You're dealt the cards, but then you played them in a certain way. So it's not like playing blackjack or craps, where there's really no way to win without some kind of cheating. But yet, with poker, you are playng against other people, and so if you are consistently making better decisions than your opponents, then you are going to be making a profit in the long run. Eagnatori: "I want to say i'm the best, but at the same time, i don't want to scare people off"

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