Heads Up Proposition

[The Spy]

I recently began a study of heads up poker, although I'm focusing primarily on limit. I'm a mathematician and have been examining the game from a theoretical standpoint. Initially I assumed poker hand rankings were transitive, but it always fun to investigate.

So I'd like to offer the following heads up proposition to anyone willing to accept it:

1. Choose from the following three poker hands: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].

2. Based on the hand you chose, I will choose one of the remaining two hands to play against you. The third hand (which neither of us wanted) will be shuffled back into the deck.

3. We both go all-in pre-flop, for say $1000.

Anyone up for it?

[The Spy]

Sorry, meant to put this in the HU forum, but I guess the offer could be extrapolated to a 3- or 4-handed game.

[kurosh]

This is an old trick Amarillo Slim? used to do.

[The Spy]

I've never seen it before, but it complicates my desire to rank heads up poker hands. So any idea why poker hand rankings aren't transitive?

[Surf]

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I've never seen it before, but it complicates my desire to rank heads up poker hands. So any idea why poker hand rankings aren't transitive?

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'cause the game is complicated. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I'm gonna lock this one b/c you made the post in the HU forum. If anyone is interested in discussing it please check it out here.

Surf