I've worked in data science for several years now. Happy to answer questions or help if desired.

Bar charts are better btw when you're comparing two groups. Pie charts are really only suitable when you're comparing proportions within one group or entity.

Haha thanks! A friend also just told me that the regression lines I have at the moment make no sense since the data isnt normal and I'm not trying to predict metascore with total users, so yeah lots of things need to fix

Life has been really good the past week, but obviously I'm in a honeymoon phase of learning a new profession so I don't want to want to read too much into it. Although the more I learn, the more I realize how badly my project sucks (which I'm OK with)

Been finally working up the confidence to ask out girls I'm attracted to, which is easy for some people, but for me it's probably the first time in over a year and a half that I've felt able to do so

Sorry no poker updates. Literally haven't touched anything poker since whenever I last posted about it

Have you been using any good tutorials or courses to learn Python?

I'm a Firmware Engineer that mostly uses C/C++ and I think I'm gonna start learning some new things and Python is at the top of my list.

Haven't done any courses. Just been working on my freestyle learning project I posted a couple weeks or so ago which I've updated and feeel that I'm about halfway done with. I'm thinking of starting with this one: https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning

As for tutorials I've read tons of webpages that look something along the lines of this one that I found just by Googling my errors, but I haven't spent a ton of time on any specific one: https://www.shanelynn.ie/using-panda...ata-in-python/

Played live for the first time in awhile yesterday.

First hand I'm dealt in. I'm talking to another pro I hadn't seen in awhile, the nature of the conversation probably makes it seem like I'm a fish to anyone who doesn't know us.

5/5 $1k effective with villain in UTG+1 who just limp/called a big raise with 74s. I raise $25 UTG with AK, 4 calls.

Flop A45, pot $130
I cbet $110, only UTG+1 calls.

Turn K, pot $350
I bet $110, UTG+1 calls. As the river is being dealt, he asks me if I have a good hand, I say yes, he says "I also have a good hand." *pauses* "Well, not that good."

River T, pot $570
I bet $250, UTG+1 tank calls. He flashes an Ace, mucks the other card, then says "you would have got all my money if you bet more, I had Ace Ten".

I want to size up on the flop because I figure anyone with an A will certainly call at least once. Caller range can have some low pair/gutshots, but combinatorically will mostly be Ace rag hands. My turn sizing seems reasonable because I think players in 2019 are definitely capable of folding weak top pairs here to double barrels after I open UTG + cbet 5 ways, but could convinced that a bigger is better here. River sizing seems fine to me as played.

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In other news, getting pretty close to completion of the metacritic video game data analysis project! Updated link for any interested just a few posts up.

Love the flop sizing, hate the turn sizing. Live poker bra... size up....oop....size up

Played a bit more live poker. 5/5 $1k effective. UTG limp, +1 limp, villain in +2 raises to 60, I call in CO with JJ, folds around. Villain is unknown recreational who has made a few standard raises so far (~$30 here).

Flop T96, pot $135
Villain cbets $80, I call.

Turn A, pot $295
Checks through.

River 3, pot $295
Checks through, MHIG.

Considered bluffing river as range-wise I feel I'm near the bottom, but also don't think I fold out much besides exactly KK/QQ with no diamonds.

Sorry friends, haven't had much motivation to write recently. I've been doing reasonably well

Perfect turn sizing here imo. Our opponents are drawing dead against your exact hand often and they are going to know it. Betting much more ott will just blow this guy off most aces. River sizing is good too imo. Wp.

Went to Bike last night w a friend, L. He's pretty new to poker, so he went to play $2/3 while I played $5/5. After a few hours, we were ready to leave. Another friend, N, came to meet us there; we were planning to leave and get dinner together. N had just learned the rules (hand rankings, how many you in a row you need for a straight, etc.) a couple weeks ago at a friendly home game- no money involved, winner paddles loser with a frying pan.

I racked up first and walked over to get L. A rec player sitting next to him was enjoying his conversation with L so he gave me and N $100 to sit so he could keep chatting with L. N played out of turn on every decision with a VPIP/PFR of 100/0 and turned $100 up to $750 in 30 minutes with some hilarious hands, at which point the rec player had to leave and we left shortly after. Final hand of the night:

Folds to middle-aged rec player makes his $10 from HJ. An older gentleman in his 60's who had just joined the table makes it $30 from CO, N calls in the BB, HJ calls. Effective stacks $300.

Flop QT6, pot $90
HJ leads $25, CO raises to $75, N calls, HJ folds.

Turn A, pot $265
CO jams $195, N calls.

River 6, pot $665
N shows KT, CO mucks J9. wtf lol

And that's how you hook the new fish on the game!

LOL.

I just snap accepted a bet because I felt there was no way this could be true. However now I'm doubting because he's a Baccarat reg and I know literally nothing about it

He is telling me that if you go to a table (specifically we're talking about Bicycle Casino here) and place a $10 bet on both Banker + Player, you cannot win or lose any money. In other words, you could make this bet 1,000,000 times and your net gain/loss will always be zero

So yeah, uhh, does anyone know where the house edge in Baccarat comes from? There has to be one right?

It's in the payouts or the commission, depending on version, as I understand it. Wizard of odds lays out all the known versions and their house edge here. for no commission and here for commission baccarat. No idea what version they play at Commerce.

I won house edge at the Bike comes from when Banker wins with a three card 7 (whatever that means)

Cards in baccarat are worth pip value. Your goal is to get as close as possible to 9. If dealer had J4, he has 4 points (no pips on a jack). If he draws a 3, he has a 3-card 7.

Thanks for the comments <3

In Vegas for the next few days

Did a Tarot reading and actually really enjoyed it. Used to think that stuff was dumb but now I think I was the dumb one for being too judgmental

1 more day in Vegas if anyone wants to say hi at Rio

Well spill it...

Not 100% sure about this, but I believe our hero is making a run at the $10k O/8. If it's him I hope he ships it!!! If not, I guess I'll pull for the guy I think is him

Not him.

Ah yeah haven't checked the thread in a few days

Regarding Tarot I don't really believe in telling the future or anything but it was a great way to spark discussion with new friends and connect on a deeper level, as a reading will entertain past events, possible future events, as well as personal qualities. I ended up buying the same copy (Moonchild Tarot) for myself. My reading said I would fall in love at first sight with someone I haven't met yet (lol)

And yeah I'm not playing the O8, although probably should be playing the big bet split pot events even with my inexperience, I feel those fields are the softest

wtf is this

5/5 NLHE, I open A9dd BTN to $20, SB call

Flop 3c3x3x
Check, I $15, call

Turn Jc
SB lead $40, call

River 6c
SB lead $100, call. Lose to Tc8c