Friday, July 22, 2022
Our guest this week is Norman Zadeh. Norman is a former mathematics professor, and longtime gambler. He wrote one of the first math based poker books back in 1974. He has been a winning gambler at backgammon, poker, and sports betting.
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Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction of Norman Zadeh
[00:39] Norman’s gambling...See More background, poker, backgammon
[04:41] Writing a poker book
[07:15] Does Norman still play backgammon?
[08:48] Superstition, cosmic unconsciousness
[11:35] Sports betting, handicapping
[13:49] Modeling baseball
[16:46] Handicapping basketball
[20:13] Investing, trading in the stock markets
[21:35] Opportunities to make money with math
[23:58] Writing software, writing songs
[26:11] Analyzing backgammon in the 1970s, brute force, XG
[31:40] Kyle Larsen story
[33:00] Investing versus betting
[37:44] https://SouthPointCasino.com
[38:32] https://BlackjackApprenticeship.com
[39:01] https://VideoPoker.com/gwae
[39:55] Norman’s books
[42:39] Norman’s investing competition
[51:20] Recommended: The Master Mechanic by I.G. Broat, Risk of Ruin Podcast episode “The Audacity of Help” education in math or computer science
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Guest Links:
https://Financial-competitions.com
Books by Norman Zadeh - https://amzn.to/3oD52o5
Recommended:
The Master Mechanic by I.G. Broat - https://amzn.to/3PvKh98
https://Podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/risk-of-ruin/id1527018692
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