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12-08-06, 11:23 AM
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$MM $2.5M Demographics
I just had a thought while filling out their personal survey this morning.
What's the probability that, at 55, I will be the oldest person in the tourney? What's the over/under on how many of my 26 opponents will be older than me? If a bookie were to set the over/under at 1 1/2, which would you bet?
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12-08-06, 12:56 PM
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You're old, but you're not that old. I'd take the over. I only need one person out of 25 to be 56 or older.
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12-08-06, 01:10 PM
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I would take the under. I don't believe that 60+ year olds playing online poker represent 1/27 of the people playing online freerolls.
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12-08-06, 01:59 PM
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I think the average age will almost SURELY be over 1 1/2 years old.
Oh, right, I see.... Yeah, I'd take the under. There may be one guy older than you, but definitely not 2. |
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12-08-06, 01:59 PM
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Actually, you would need 2, because 1 < 1.5. 2 > 1.5. See how that works?
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12-08-06, 03:38 PM
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See, I missed that in the original post. If I didn't miss it, I'm sure I would have understood it, because the undergrad degree hanging in my office says Mathematics. (So, generally, I'm good w/ that stuff.)
That being said, I like the under.
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12-08-06, 04:45 PM
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remember the story about the old man who turned 90.
A reporter asked him how it felt to be 90. The old man said "Same as it feels to be 20, but have a whole lot wrong."
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