There's a reason he's called Number One
There's a reason he's called Number One
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More evidence of how goody-two-shoes the crew is, they never cheat. These are people who would die to not kill someone who is trying to murder them. Intentional and great world building.
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Geordi outright told them he looks at the cards, but only after the hand is over. I would still argue that counts as cheating since it lets him get a better idea for when the others are bluffing.
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He did one game, but advised Worf to get cards that are opaque.
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Perhaps, though if he admitted it to the crew and they're ok with it, it's not necessarily in the spirit of cheating.
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Data should pretty much never lose though. Someone over at reddit Daystrum Institute has done several write ups of why the poker doesn't make any sense most of the times we see it
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If only we could agree such ideals make us stronger as a species, least be honest with each other... And hopefully others if we get to meet them.
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Not “most likely”. He can definitely see through the cards since he mentions it to Worf in an episode. He only does it after the hand is played but even that could be considered cheating since he might be able to tell what your bluffs look like.
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You don't count cards in poker. That's blackjack
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With his hands and then every card revealed he can in fact count the cards and calculate the probability. As well as profile every players past games and day to day life.
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Keeping track of the odds with a single deck doesn't take a positronic brain. Anyone could do it with some practice.
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It doesn't require counting cards, as he there isn't any long term play (blackjack uses the same initial decks for multiple rounds).
But you're right that he could calculate probabilities of each person having other hands. However, the thing with poker is that it's about bluffing and choosing when/when not to take risks. He could build profiles for each person, but that assumes a consistent plan/strategy.
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You can't count cards when there is a shuffle after every hand. He could theoretically track the shuffle, but that's an entirely different thing.
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But he could analyze the shuffle in real time and know the order of the cards.
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imperfect shuffling
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The best player unless Crusher is at the table.
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The Screencap almost made me think this was an early 90s game.