The Mathematics of Poker

[imported_Chuck Weinstock]

I'm pleased to announce that The Mathematics of Poker by Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman has gone to the printer today. If the printer keeps to schedule the book should be ready for shipment on or about Monday, November 27. You can order it through the order form accessible through the left column for $29.95 or you can pay less at Amazon.

Here's what David Sklansky says about The Mathematics of Poker:

For those who think poker math is only about probability, pot odds, and
straightforward, rote play, think again. Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman do a
terrific job explaining how math can, among other things, show you exactly
how to mix up your play in such a way that even champion players cannot get
the best of you. Especially those who don’t read this book.

From the back cover:

Thirty years ago the bond and option markets were dominated by traders who
had learned their craft by experience. By the mid-1990s the old school grizzled
traders had been replaced by a new breed of quantitative analysts, applying
mathematics to the “art” of trading and making of it a science.

A similar phenomenon is happening in poker. The grizzled “road gamblers” are
being replaced by a new generation of players who have challenged many of the
assumptions that underlie traditional approaches to the game. One of the most
important features of this new approach is a reliance on quantitative analysis and
the application of mathematics to the game.

This book provides an introduction to quantitative techniques as applied to
poker and to a branch of mathematics that is particularly applicable to poker,
game theory, in a manner that makes seemingly difficult topics accessible to
players without a strong mathematical background.