Maria Konnikova Shows Her Cards
Poker is an extremely interesting game that I have been diving head first into ever since I cam home from college and had a bit of disposable income.<p>Besides the fact that it&#x27;s a very fun game that bizarrely mirrors the real world economy in many ways, it&#x27;s a great way to make new friends in a town. Unlike a lot of other games, poker is all about communication. It really fosters connections when you play with the same people a bunch.<p>If you&#x27;re interested in getting into poker, avoid the casino cash games at all costs. Casinos take a rake or the pot - aka, transaction fees (oh wow, so you&#x27;re expected winnings are the growth of the economy minus transaction fees? How economic!). If you&#x27;re starting to play poker you&#x27;ll want to see as many hands as cheaply as possible. Try free bar poker or local cash games and try to make your money last as long as possible. This means folding a lot of hands<p>It&#x27;s interesting, because there is one thing that professional poker players love and hate a lot: gamblers. A gambler will go all in on an extremely stupid bet, such as a 45&#x2F;55 heads up. Your EV is to lose with such bets but gamblers will play them anyway. And hell, once about every two times they&#x27;ll win.