Game Theory

On the mathematical theory of card games — the probability foundations, the von Neumann and Nash contributions to the mathematics of strategic play, and the mathematical writers who have made the theory accessible to readers without specialist training.

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Game Theory

Von Neumann, Poker, and What the Founding Document of Game Theory Actually Said About the Cardroom

The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, von Neumann and Morgenstern's 1944 foundation of formal game theory, devotes substantial space to poker.…

Eleanor Hartshorne May 15, 2026 7 min read