Stay Safe in Every Way; Let's Play Poker 6,000 Feet Apart by Christopher Thomas '21

Stay Safe in Every Way; Let’s Play Poker 6,000 Feet Apart by Christopher Thomas ’21, Mathematics Colloquium, Tuesday, December 1, 1:30 – 2:15 pm, talk can be accessed through the Mathematics Colloquium Glow page.

Abstract:  In this talk, I will describe a methodology rooted in the discrete log problem for how to play Texas hold ’em without much possibility of cheating, even if both players are in different rooms. Additionally I will explain one fascinating weakness of this setup and how to exploit it.