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Kuhn poker is a simplifed form of poker developed by Dr. Harold W. Kuhn, it is a zero sum two player game. The deck includes only three Playing cards, for example a King, Queen, and Jack. One card is dealt to each player, then the first player must bet or pass then the second player may bet or pass. If any player chooses to bet the opposing player must bet aswell (call) in order to stay in the round. After both players pass or a bet the player with the highest card wins the pot. Kuhn demonstrated that there are many game theoretic optimal strategies for this game.


for more information see "Simplified Two-Person Poker", by H. W. Kuhn.


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Poker variants: Kuhn Poker (220 words)
Developed by Dr. Harold W Kuhn, Kuhn poker is a much simplified poker variant.
Kuhn proved that even a poker variant as simple as his, carried a vast array of strategic choices.
If you needed proof that poker was indeed more of a skill-based game than a luck based one, there you have it.
Kuhn and the Nature of Normal Science - Lantenengo.com (2838 words)
Kuhn is not saying that normal science isn't innovative; rather he is saying that the paradigm itself provides scientists with the imaginative tools needed to extend the paradigm.
Kuhn is saying that no experiment of this sort, with the aid of a special apparatus, would ever proceed under normal science without a scientist's full investment and confidence in the paradigm.
Kuhn's supporting evidence is caloric theory, and its ambiguity in accounting for state changes (of heat) was resolved by the introduction of a vacuum which could isolate all the variables.
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