Kuhn Poker as a potential casino game...?
February 21st, 2012 at 10:55:21 AM
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Kuhn poker is a simplified form of poker developed by Dr. Harold W. Kuhn. It is a zero sum two player game.
The deck includes only three playing cards, for example a King, Queen, and Jack.
One card is dealt to each player, one card remains unseen.
The first player must bet or pass, then the second player may bet or pass.
If any player chooses to bet the opposing player must bet as well ("call") in order to stay in the round.
After both players pass or bet the player with the highest card wins the pot.
In more conventional poker terms:
Each player antes 1
Each player is dealt one of the three cards, and the third is put aside unseen
Player One can check or raise 1
If Player One checks then Player Two can check or raise 1
If Player Two checks there is a showdown for the pot of 2
If Player Two raises then Player One can fold or call
If Player One folds then Player Two takes the pot of 3
If Player One calls there is a showdown for the pot of 4
If Player One raises then Player Two can fold or call
If Player Two folds then Player One takes the pot of 3
If Player Two calls there is a showdown for the pot of 4
Kuhn demonstrated that there are many game theoretic optimal strategies for the first player in this game,
but only one for the second player, and that, when played optimally, the first player should expect to lose at a rate of −1/18 per hand.
The deck includes only three playing cards, for example a King, Queen, and Jack.
One card is dealt to each player, one card remains unseen.
The first player must bet or pass, then the second player may bet or pass.
If any player chooses to bet the opposing player must bet as well ("call") in order to stay in the round.
After both players pass or bet the player with the highest card wins the pot.
In more conventional poker terms:
Each player antes 1
Each player is dealt one of the three cards, and the third is put aside unseen
Player One can check or raise 1
If Player One checks then Player Two can check or raise 1
If Player Two checks there is a showdown for the pot of 2
If Player Two raises then Player One can fold or call
If Player One folds then Player Two takes the pot of 3
If Player One calls there is a showdown for the pot of 4
If Player One raises then Player Two can fold or call
If Player Two folds then Player One takes the pot of 3
If Player Two calls there is a showdown for the pot of 4
Kuhn demonstrated that there are many game theoretic optimal strategies for the first player in this game,
but only one for the second player, and that, when played optimally, the first player should expect to lose at a rate of −1/18 per hand.
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief.
- Proverb.
February 21st, 2012 at 11:01:52 AM
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Seems as much fun as sail boat racing, or watching paint dry.
February 21st, 2012 at 11:03:46 AM
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Need I remind you that the number one casino game is the slot machine?
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief.
- Proverb.
February 21st, 2012 at 11:19:17 AM
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Yet Need I remind you that penny slots are the big attraction ?
February 21st, 2012 at 11:33:34 AM
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And your neighborhood homeless can play !
Some people need to reimagine their thinking.
February 21st, 2012 at 11:33:59 AM
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I could have sworn that the Wiz already had a page about this game, under the title "One Card Poker", but I couldn't find it.
It's an interesting game, very much about the strategy of bluffing and reading tells.
It's an interesting game, very much about the strategy of bluffing and reading tells.
I invented a few casino games. Info:
http://www.DaveMillerGaming.com/ —————————————————————————————————————
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