RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS

By STEVEN THOMPSON

CONTENTS COUNTING THE CARDS POKER HANDS ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY THROUGH TEXAS HOLD’EM COMBINATORICS COUNTING 5-CARD HANDS LOWBALL HANDS WILD CARDS RANDOM VARIABLES BETTING EXERCISES STUD POKER 5-CARD STUD 7-CARD STUD RAZZ DRAW POKER INTRODUCTION GAMEPLAY CONSIDERATIONS LOWBALL DRAW GAMES ITALIAN POKER DRAW POKER AT HOME POKER DICE TEXAS HOLD’EM AND ITS VARIANTS BASIC GAMEPLAY DIFFERENT DECKS OMAHA PINEAPPLE POKER PROP BETS ADVANCED CARD COUNTING WHY FIVE? HAND RANKINGS REVISITED EXTRA POSSIBILITIES HISTORICAL GAMES ALTERNATE DECKS DECK COMPOSITION MORE GENERALLY BEYOND HOLD’EM LOWBALL GAMES DIVISION GAMES STUD GAMES POKER-BASED CARNIVAL GAMES HOLD’EM DERIVATIVES STUD POKER VARIATIONS DIVISION CARNIVAL GAMES THREE CARD POKER FOUR CARD POKER CALIFORNIA GAMES VIDEO POKER VARIATIONS OPTIMAL STRATEGY ADDITIONAL GAME OPTIONS