Being a card game fanatic, I was interested in the concept of bluffing for this mathematical exploration. I have been playing cards since I was very young, and this has been a tradition in my family for a long time. Throughout the years, I have learned that the strategy of bluffing plays a vital role in different situations and may indeed be the reason why many card games have been won. For this mathematical exploration, I will be investigating the strategy of bluffing and how it actually involves varies concepts of mathematics. Bluffing can be witnessed multiple times throughout a card game. Many gamblers have actually been able to win various games due to this simple concept. However, it is not as simple as many believe and there is a lot …show more content…
Now it is Player 2's turn. Player 2 has to do the following: a.) If Player 1 decides to see his card, then Player 2 has to reveal his card as well, and the one with the higher cards win. b.) However, if Player 1 decides to bet an additional $1, then Player 2 has the option to either bet another $1, or simply fold. If Player 2 decides to keep on betting, then the cards will be faced up in the one with the highest cards wins. This then raises the question: What is the best strategy for Player 1 ? In this case, player 1 has to reason the following way. The Ace in this game will always win because it is obviously the highest card. When played against a Queen, the Ace will win. However, if Player 1 has a Queen and decides to bet, Player 2 may only have a King and may think Player 1 has an Ace and therefore will fold. This is a direct example about bluffing. The ideal moment to bluff in the game presented can be seen using the Game Theory in the diagram below. The outcomes work the following way: …show more content…
The diagram is started with the first three cards labeled as (A, K, Q), or Ace, King, and Queen respectively. The probability of these three options is 1/3 for each. As the diagram continues, the options of Player 1 are seen as the cards he might receive if he decides to go for it and continue betting. Each of these cards has a possibility of 1/2. Further down on the diagram, the different outcomes of the possible decisions by Player 2 are seen. The possible profits and losses if Player 2 decides to bet are seen. In addition, the possible gains and losses if the players decided to be reveal their cards since the beginning can also be seen at the very bottom of the diagram. As the analysis of the tree diagram continues, it is evident that if Player 2 has a Queen, he will have no chance of winning the game. This is seen in the left branch of the diagram, as the quantity shown is $0, $0. However, if Player 2 is given an Ace, then he will win all the time. Now, if Player 1 has a Queen and decides to bluff, Player 2 will call the bet and would have one an additional $1. This can be seen by the red branch. If Player 1 has a King, he will always check which is why the Ace/King (AK) branch has an outcome of $0 relative to the beginning of the
Golden, Leslie M. "An Analysis of the Disadvantage to Players of Multiple Decks in the Game of Twenty-One." Mathematical Scientist 36.1 (2011): 57-69. Print.
Out of This World is an outstanding card effect that many magicians have improved upon and performed with their own unique twist, including me. Out of this world has been billed as “The Greatest Card Trick of The Last Century,” and also “The Trick That Fooled Winston Churchill.” According to Curry a magician by the name of Harry Green performed Out of This World for Churchill, the effect fooled Churchill so he demanded it be shown to him again. Harry Green did so, he performed it six more times for Churchill and left him completely baffled every time. The method is simple yet deceptive, and it is truly a classic of card magic. So now with much excitement, I present to you my re-telling of Paul Curry’s Out of This
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“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, Just how we play the hand.” Said Randy Pausch on page seventeen. This quote relates to the song “If You Play Your Cards Right” by Alicia Myers because both are about making due with the difficult times and things that can’t control in life. The lyrics from the song, “If you play your cards
History is a very important key when trying to figure out what exactly game theory is. Game theory was officially discovered by John Von Nueman and Oskar Morgenstern in 1944. Although those two brilliant men are credited with the discovery, game theory was being used centuries before it was written down. In 500 A.D, the Talmud used the idea of game theory when giving a problem about the different ways to distribute a mans estate to his three wives. Many other well know people used game theory before it was officially recognized. For example, Socrates found that Plato used game theory in two of his works, those works that Socrates spoke about are called “Laches” and “Symposium”. Hemán Cortés, a Spanish explorer, destroyed all of his ships when conquering a new land to make sure t...
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In this paper we will analyze the statistics involved in Magic: The Gathering through the use of Jon Prywes’s research paper, published in 1999, titled “The Mathematics of Magic: The Gathering.” We will be analyzing how he gathers data and compiles it in order to reach a statistical conclusion of our favorite card game. In his paper, Prywes discusses the elements of skill and probability and how much of a factor they each play in the outcome of a match. He also discusses game theory, the idea that a player can analyze different choices of decks to play with and determine which one will give him the best chance to win a match against whichever deck he is faced against. He goes on to explain that game theory plays a huge part in not just the deck building process, but almost the entire game of Magic. Using the data and theories that Prywes provides in his paper, we aim to determine if his ideas are statistically acceptable in the modern-day world of Magic.
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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Albert Carr 's position in "Is Business Bluffing Ethical?" You may consider his analogy between business and poker, his ideas about bluffing and lying, the similarities between his view and Friedman 's stockholder theory, or anything else that seems worth discussing. (Unit 7)
In 24 game, the players are using a standard card deck where the jokers are eliminated from the card deck. By randomly selecting 4 cards from the 52 card deck, the players need to make a result of 24 by using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. In the game, the card 2-10 represent numbers 2-10, A represent 1 and J, Q, K represents numbers 11, 12, 13. Every card has to be used and only could be used once. For example: A, A, 4, Q (1, 1, 4, 12) can be calculated as [4 - (1 + 1)] × 12 to get a result of 24. Generally, there are multiple ways of solving a 24 game question, however, questions with a unique answer or unsolvable questions are also exist.
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Magic tricks have fascinated people of all ages for centuries. From David Copperfield to Chris Angel, many performers use magic to amaze and astound. One of the least elaborate types of magic tricks is the card trick. There are two main types of card tricks: there are mathematical card tricks and sleight of hand card tricks. The former are simple to learn, but do not impress audiences. To really attract attention, an aspiring magician should learn sleight of hand card tricks. Sleight of hand card tricks are tricks that use misdirection and special manipulations of a deck of cards to do something seemingly impossible. The techniques involved require much practice. While performing a sleight of hand trick, a magician must constantly be distracting the audience. Because of this, many people believe that they are not capable of learning sleight of hand magic. In order to prove them wrong, I will describe a simple sleight of hand trick that anyone can learn, as long as they remember that we all have the potential inside of us to do magic.