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“Deal or no deal” - the math behind the TV show

By akie


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I found this rather nice write-up of the math behind the TV show “Deal or no deal” (play it online). I don’t know if there’s a proper mathematical formula or method to describe the bidding, but it seems to resemble the bidding in No Limit Texas Hold’em. Interesting!


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