Waiting for a particular rare hand can overshadow every other outcome in a session. This archive topic addresses that perspective, making the distinction between a long-run average and an individual waiting time especially important.
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.
I Can't Get a Royal
Jerry Stickman · Jul 27, 2024
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