Careers in Physics Seminar Announcement Tom Weideman " Hard Way to Make an Easy Living - A Cautionary Tale " Date: Friday, April 29, 2005 416 Phy/Geo Time: 11:10 pm - Noon Abstract: My statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics classes have come in handy in ways I could never have imagined. Probability and statistics are at the heart of my profession as a professional poker player. But probably the most useful poker skill I honed in the course of my physics career was the ability to think clearly and logically. I will demonstrate how one can put together mathematical skills and logic to be successful as a professional poker player. Then I will explain why attempting to do this could only be described as an act of utter desperation.