Looks like the day when we all hang out with robots that smoke cigars, throw back drinks and win all our money in poker is edging closer, now that programmers at the University of Alberta have created a Hold ‘Em-playing software that can beat poker professionals. The Polaris software was pitted against Poker pros like Nick Grudzien and Ijay Palansky in six games of limit Texas Hold ‘Em–it tied on one, lost two and won three.
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Do you love poker? Is your favourite channel The Poker Channel The Travel Channel? Are you wearing sunglasses right now so your co-workers can’t tell if you’re looking at the screen or the sticky note right beside the computer screen? Will you avoid showering for a week just to test your skin’s resistance to bacteria for marathon poker sessions?
It was a hard-fought game, but man just edged it over machine in what was billed as the “First Man-Machine Poker Championship.” Phil Laak, also known as the Unabomber, and Ali Eslani battled it out against Polaris, a software program, for a purse of $50,000. Click for a closer view all the details.
