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THINKING POKER THROUGH GAME THEORY
<p>Poker is a complex game to analyze. In this project we will use the mathematics of game theory to solve some simplified variations of the game. Probability is the building block behind game theory. We must understand a few concepts from probability such as distributions, expected value, …
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Building a computer poker agent with emphasis on opponent modeling
… agent for the game of no-limit Texas Hold'em Poker for two players. Poker is a partially observable, stochastic, multi-agent, sequential game. This combination of characteristics makes it a very challenging game to master for both human and computer players. We explore this problem from an …
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The Elgamal Cryptosystem is better than Th RSA Cryptosystem for Mental Poker
… one of the most important parts of secure online poker card games. However, there is no research comparing the RSA Cryptosystem (RC) and Elgamal Cryptosystem (EC) for mental poker card games. This paper compares the RSA Cryptosystem and Elgamal Cryptosystem implementations of mental poker card …
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Playing poker with a committee : assessing the viability of coalitional coercive diplomacy
Since the end of the Cold War, 'coercive diplomacy', that is the strategic use of threats aimed at convincing an adversary to stop or undo 'hostile' actions, has become a principle crisis management tool of the Western powers. Yet as a strategy it has a relatively poor track record of success; a …
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An Empirical Test of the Relative State Model with Texas Holdem Poker Scenarios
… relative state model (RSM), using Texas holdem poker scenarios. The RSM suggests that risk taking is a product of one of two interacting pathways—need (desperation) and ability (affordance). According the RSM, decisions are made based on an assessment of one’s relative state, attributable to the …
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A Social Cognitive Approach Towards Understanding The Effects Of Popular Poker Television Shows On College Students
Tournament poker shows have become a leading ratings draw on American television. Since ESPN and the Travel Channel began airing their innovative poker shows in 2003, the game has reached a new following, particularly among college students. There are unique and psychologically significant factors …
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Investigation of factors affecting use of the poker chip test for asphalt binder and mixture performance
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Applying machine learning techniques to an imperfect information game
The game of poker presents a challenging game to Artificial Intelligence researchers because it is a complex asymmetric information game. In such games, a player can improve his performance by inferring the private information held by the other players from their prior actions. A novel …
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Adversarial uses of affective computing and ethical implications
… Experiment, the Interview Experiment, and the Poker Experiment. In the quiz experiment, participants perform a tedious task that allows increasing their monetary reward by reporting they solved more problems than they actually did. The Interview Experiment centers on a job interview where some …
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Essays in labor and health economics
… of changes in expected winnings in an online poker game on the probability that players quit playing. I find that expected winnings have a large negative effect on the probability that a player quits playing poker. A one dollar increase in expected winnings decreases the probability that a …
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Characterizing the Value and Effect of Perceptiveness in Various Game-Theoretic Settings
… emulates a two-player, one-round game of poker. The second model I investigate is a two-player market-entry game. The third model I study depicts a two-player market-entry game that is influenced by an information designer who aims to maximize producer surplus. In each model, I consider …
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F-region Dusk Ion Temperature Spikes at the Equatorward Edge of the High Latitude Convection Region
By examining continuous data from the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR) in Poker Flat, Alaska, short-lived enhancements in the F-region ion temperature, or "Tᵢ spikes", were discovered in the evening while the radar was on the equatorward edge of the high latitude convection region. These …
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Excitation of forced ion acoustic waves, large plasma sheets, and magnetic field fluctuations over Gakona, Alaska
… by GPS satellites as well as AMISR radar at Poker Flat, Alaska. We suggest that "Forced ion acoustic waves" detected by MUIR radar on Oct. 29 during 6:20-6:30 UT arise from keV electron precipitation associated with the occurrence of green aurora. Our work shows, for the first time, that MUIR …
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Within-session session changes in responding as a function of habituation vs. satiation.
… During baseline, participants placed poker chips into a container, and no reinforcement was available. Within subsequent phases, participants received diet lemon-lime soda on a fixed-ratio (FR) schedule of reinforcement. In one condition, the color of the soda was constant throughout …
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Routes in and out of problem internet gambling by gender and by gambling activity: a mixed-method study based on personal accounts of internet gamblers
… players of different IG activities (betting, poker, casino, lottery), and problem and non-problem gamblers (PGs, NPGs). A mixed-method approach was used. Initially, 62 UK Internet gamblers (31 male, 31 female; 32 NPG, 30 PG) participated in semi-structured interviews analysed using the …
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Blogio anatomija Ričardo Gavelio romane „Vilniaus pokeris“ /
… evil revealed in Ričardas Gavelis novel “Vilnius Poker”. The theme of the work is the anatomy of evil, which is a metaphor that refers to the analysis, the structure and the expression of the origins of evil. Since the problem of evil is inexhaustible, this work will be limited to the symbolic …
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The problem gambler in Las Vegas: Quantitative and qualitative explorations
… attention is given to the phenomena of video poker gambling and public and private stigmatization of this population. In addition, recommendations for future research and policy directions are discussed.
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