Measuring skill in poker: the Theory of Information Completeness
Measuring skill in poker sounds like an overreach. And yet, once you have established what information is and reread the fundamental theorem in structural terms, the step becomes possible. The study takes it by formulating the Theory of Information Completeness: not a calculation technique, but the conceptual instrument that establishes the condition under which a […]
Fundamental theorem of poker: Sklansky reread in structural terms
The fundamental theorem of poker is the most quoted formulation in poker literature, and it has always been read as a rule of strategy. But the moment you take seriously the definition of information we arrived at in the previous article, that same formulation can be reread in structural terms: no longer advice on how […]
Information in Poker: What It Is and Why It Can Be Measured
What exactly is information in poker? We are not talking about tells, or about how to read your opponents: the question comes before that. A hundred things happen in a single spot — cards being revealed, bets, reaction times, attitudes — and before asking how much information a player holds, you have to establish what […]