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Instructor(s)

Kevin Desmond

MIT Course Number

Advanced Poker Theory

15.S50

As Taught In

January IAP 2015

Level

Graduate

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Instructor(s)

Prof.

As Taught In

Spring 2002

Course Number

2.24

Level

Undergraduate/Graduate

Features

Lecture Notes, Student Work

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This course takes a broad-based look at poker theory and applications of poker analytics to investment management and trading.

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