Introduction to the Statistics of Poker

Introduction to the Statistics of Poker. Introduction to Poker, The Cards, The Deal, Betting, Fundamentals of Probability, Probabilities in Poker, Worked-out problems on Playing cards probability, Cash games vs Tournament Play, Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi Lo. Poker is any of a number of card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules and ranking of the hands.In this course we will be playing with computer play money only. Using a standard deck, poker games vary in the number of cards in play, the number dealt face up or face down, and the number shared by all players, but all have rules that involve one or more rounds of betting. In most modern poker games, the first round of betting begins with one or more of the players making some form of a forced bet (the blind or ante). In standard poker, each player bets according to the rank they believe their hand is worth as compared to the other players. The action then proceeds clockwise as each player in turn must either match (or "call"") the maximum previous bet