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Poker Programmer Finds Decks That Guarantee a Win
Ben Yoffe, a programmer, discovered that certain poker card decks guarantee a win for a specific player regardless of the cut. Ben Yoffe created a calculator called Pocket Odds.
These decks work for games from HU to 7-max. Ben Yoffe found decks that guarantee a win for a specific player in games from HU to 7-max. He also found decks that guarantee a win for a specific player in Omaha games from two to six players.
Ben Yoffe created an interface to play with these decks in his blog.
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