Poker robot thrashes world’s best players
A robot is trouncing some of the world’s best poker players in a marathon 20-day session, using levels of intuition and deception that have big implications away from the gaming table.
The Libratus computer program from Carnegie Mellon University will play a total of 120,000 hands of no-limit Texas Hold’em against four professionals competing for a share of $200,000 prize money.
In the first day of the Brains vs AI tournament at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, the robot collected $81,716 to the humans’ $7,228. The machine doubled its lead on the second day and was extending its advantage on the third, outfoxing its opposition with unpredictable behaviour, including small wagers and huge over-bets.
It is still all to play for, but it is clear…
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