A rare hand can give a session an enduring place in memory. This archive selection is a personal royal-flush account, presented with its historical date and source so it can be read as an individual experience rather than a forecast for anyone else's play.
A personal perspective
An individual session is a story, not a controlled sample of a game. Personal accounts can illuminate what players notice, remember and find confusing, while leaving the probabilities of future hands unchanged. This distinction is useful when reading both winning milestones and frustrating runs.
This is an original editorial reading note on the topic of a Jerry Stickman column, not a reproduction of the full article. The date above belongs to the original publication. Read the linked column for the author’s complete account and conclusions.
How I Got My Royal
Jerry Stickman · Sep 15, 2024
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