MIT releases free course on poker theory
Take advanced classes taught by professional players and WSOP bracelet winners from the comfort of your desk chair.
The world famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has released a string of video lectures online from a course it taught to its students on poker theory earlier this year.
The course, complete with a full array of video lectures, assignments, solutions and notes, is offered free as a part of MIT's OpenCourseWare program, which allows the public to view many of the school's previously private lessons.
Taught by pro-level player and MIT graduate Kevin Desmond, "Poker Theory and Analytics" is comprised of eight lectures covering everything from basic strategy to poker economics.
"This class gave students the opportunity to be risk takers in a global market, which I think is difficult to replicate in any other way," Desmond says of his course.
"Poker is a game with virtually no barriers to entry. You can be playing anybody in the world. To risk your own money and effectively play against the world is something very similar to what a trader would do on an average day in the job."
Desmond is also joined by the likes of World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winners Bill Chen and Matt Hawrilenko at the back end of the course, who lead some of the more advanced classes on game theory and decision making.
Check out the introductory lecture led by Desmond below, or you can head here for a list of all available topics and videos.
