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An interesting article on why teams should go for 2 points when down 14 and scoring a touchdown. http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2013/01/two_point_conversion_strategy_the_late_game_scenario_in_which_going_for.single.html#pagebreak_anchor_2

This is the transcript of a podcast with Steven Levitt(one of the authors of Freakanomics) where he discusses the skill in poker.  In it, he discusses two studies he has done proving the skill in poker and its statistical significance. … Continue reading →

This article explains why playing the lottery is a bad bet, even when the jackpot is $500 million. http://www.forbes.com/sites/baldwin/2012/03/29/500-million-jackpot-calculating-your-odds/

I have been told by several people that they are unfamiliar with the vernacular and shorthand I use in describing certain poker and math concepts.  I hope this page explains a lot of what I have written and I will … Continue reading →