01-27-2006, 06:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-27-2006, 06:28 PM by Archon_Wing.)
GenericKen,Jan 27 2006, 11:15 AM Wrote:To set the record straight, it's not so much the money as it is the principle of the thing. Even a basic background in statistics will tell you how tragically unlikely losing 14 coinflips in a row is.
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Statistics also taught me that small sample sizes aren't that great. ;)
I've heard people going on downswings for weeks on ends, totalling thousands and thousands of hands, with tons of cash gone down the drain. Now, that's what you call horrible. That doesn't make losing 14 coinflips in a row less horrible though. Where do you play anyways?
But I understand why you would feel bad. You and I could care less about the long run, as we try our best to play perfectly (Not that I do!) yet get kicked in the nuts anyways. :mellow: Indeed, "it's a statistical anamoly" from someone does not really change anything.
On the other hand, I do have a friend that like gets sucked out every time I see him play, and I may have seen him win like several coinflips in total.
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