Norman Zadeh

Jul 21, 2022 · 56m 51s
Norman Zadeh
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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...

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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.

We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge.


Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction of Norman Zadeh

[00:39] Norman’s gambling 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



Sponsored Links:

https://SouthPointCasino.com

https://BlackjackApprenticeship.com

https://VideoPoker.com/gwae



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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