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NWBR your cards post on B2: I wonder if they've taken into account online poker cause they play millions of hands a day... -- nm

Posted by Beaker (aka anniebecca) Nov 16 '11, 10:31

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The number used is much bigger than that. They start with 7 billion x the number of seconds in a day. Much bigger than your number -- nm - Guigue Nov 16, 10:32 1
- I don't understand. They *don't* have an accurate count of how many deck shuffles have happened in human history? - TFox Nov 16, 10:37
I'd guess a lot of the algorithms there don't actually tell you what cards are in what position if they're not used. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 10:32 5
- even if. 10^67 is just a ridiculously large number. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 10:44 3
  - Yeah, I couldn't wrap my head around it just in the words. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 10:52 2
    - like, the expected lifespan of the sun is about 3*10^17 seconds. you're still looking at a number 10^50 bigger. - Reagen Nov 16, 11:00 1
      - So, you're saying my odds of the inside straight draw have decreased. Thanks Reagen, that's all I needed to know. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 11:02
- ah true -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 10:32

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