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Poker Strategy & Game Theory
Poker as a game of incomplete information: pot odds and equity, outs, why balanced bluffing is necessary, minimum defense frequency, game-theory-optimal vs exploitative play, AI milestones Libratus and Pluribus, and bankroll management.
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Prereqs: Decision theory; Mixed strategies. Next: Networks & contagion. Sources: Bill Chen & Jerrod Ankenman, *The Mathematics of Poker* (2006); MIT 15.S50; Brown & Sandholm (*Science*, 2018 and 2019).Next: 1. Pot odds and equity