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Originally Posted by DiamondDog
Thanks Benny ', those lectures look pretty awesome.
(Bookwise, I'm guessing The Mathematics of Poker is what OP is looking for?)
Those lectures are interesting but MoP is absolutely what the OP wants. You can view it as a very basic intro class on game theory using poker and other simple games you already know for examples..
Playing for Real by Ken Binmore is a great more general game theory text, but its really dry and haven't been inspired enough to get into it.
Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction by Morton D. Davis is a complete waste of time just because Chen's book will hold your interest so much more as a poker player.
Keep in mind im a newb/micro stakes player that got into poker via an interest in game theory.. Unless you play at pretty high stakes, optimal strategies will be a waste of time and you would be much better served by running tons of hands through stove to figure out exploitative strategies.
Last edited by theye; 03-23-2010 at 06:21 PM.