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Poker Programmer Finds Decks That Guarantee a Win
TournamentsNovember 11, 2025·1 min read

Poker Programmer Finds Decks That Guarantee a Win


Ben Yoffe, a programmer, discovered that certain poker card decks guarantee a win for a specific player regardless of the cut. Ben Yoffe created a calculator called Pocket Odds.

These decks work for games from HU to 7-max. Ben Yoffe found decks that guarantee a win for a specific player in games from HU to 7-max. He also found decks that guarantee a win for a specific player in Omaha games from two to six players.

Ben Yoffe created an interface to play with these decks in his blog.

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