Which book should I read first?

highscty · by **highscty** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:34 pm GMT

I just purchased Texas Hold'em for advanced players, The Theory of poker and super system. I could imagine that theres an ideal order in which I should read Sklansky's but have no idea and so I ask the populous

Since I want to start reading NOW I am reading supersystem and await a response for which book I will read second. I feel bad about being so straighforward and so I feel obligated to add randomness to this post. Does anyone know the amount of possible sequences for a 52 card deck? The answer may shock you!

HalfSugar · by **HalfSugar** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 4:31 pm GMT

Is it 8.065817517x10^67?

Probably not, I just quickly worked that out :oops:

karasz · by **karasz** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 4:55 pm GMT

what you mean like the 169 different starting hands possible... OR do you want like pair of aces is
As Ac
As Ad
As Ah
Ac Ad
Ac Ah
Ad Ah

that right there is 6 different combos... and 13 different pairs... makes 78 different hands just for pairs...

no for 27
2c 7c 2s 7c 2h 7c 2d 7c
2c 7s 2s 7s 2h 7s 2d 7s
2c 7h 2s 7h 2h 7h 2d 7h
2c 7d 2s 7d 2h 7d 2d 7d

16 for the other 156 combos... making 7296 plus the 78 makes...

7374 different combinations...

highscty · by **highscty** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:22 pm GMT

in short Geno's right

52! factorial is the answer. Its approximatley the amount of atoms in the Milky Way!

HalfSugar · by **HalfSugar** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:23 pm GMT

I thought he meant laying out all 52 cards in every order possible :oops:

Which book should I read first?

Which book should I read first?

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