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ktran03 on Jan 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Game Theorists Crack Poker

That's not true. I played and studied poker for a many years, and I will say for certain that physical cues is a huge part of live games, and definitely not ignored by good players.

mod on Jan 9, 2015 [–]

It's not ignored, but it's not a 'huge part' of the game.

It's one of thousands of factors that weigh in, and in my mind, one of the least important factors.

I've played several million hands of poker fwiw.

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