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(Message started by: chessandgo on Jul 12^th, 2008, 12:55pm)

Title: Man vs machine Poker
Post by chessandgo on Jul 12^th, 2008, 12:55pm

Hi there,

contrary to last year, the limit holdem poker bot of Univ. Alberta defeated the human team: http://www.today.com/view/poker-news-poker-items/polaris-2-0-defeats-stoxpoker-team-in-man-machine-poker-championship-rematch/id-2338564/

The human players' quality was arguably less apparently, but anyway the list of humanity stongholds is still shortening around arimaa :)

Jean

Title: Re: Man vs machine Poker
Post by Fritzlein on Jul 12^th, 2008, 1:15pm

Very interesting. A narrow victory for the machines, but last year's victory for the humans was narrow as well. There may be more humans who can beat the best computer at Arimaa than can beat the best computer at heads-up limit hold-em. Can no-limit ring games be far behind? As interesting as these special matches are, I hope they find a way for computers to enter the World Series of Poker as regular competitors.

Title: Re: Man vs machine Poker
Post by omar on Jul 22^nd, 2008, 7:47am

Computers probably won't be considered better than humans until they do better at tables with multiple players and no-limits. However, that might turn out to be a more difficult problem to solve.