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Poker as a skill game: rational versus irrational behaviors
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Javarone, Marco Alberto |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment In many countries poker is one of the most popular card games. Although each variant of poker has its own rules, all involve the use of money to make the challenge meaningful. Nowadays, in the collective consciousness, some variants of poker are referred to as games of skill, others as gambling. A poker table can be viewed as a psychology lab, where human behavior can be observed and quantified. This work provides a preliminary analysis of the role of rationality in poker games, using a stylized version of Texas Hold'em. In particular, we compare the performance of two different kinds of players, i.e. rational versus irrational players, during a poker tournament. Results show that these behaviors (i.e. rationality and irrationality) affect both the outcomes of challenges and the way poker should be classified. |
| Related Links | http://arxiv.org/pdf/1409.6843 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-5468/2015/03/P03018/pdf |
| ISSN | 17425468 |
| e-ISSN | 17425468 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1742-5468/2015/03/p03018 |
| Journal | Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2015-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment Mathematical Psychology Human Behavior Skill Game Rational Versus Irrational Countries Poker Irrational Behaviors |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Statistics and Probability Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty |
