Computer takes on poker aces to see who's the busted flush
23 Jul 2007
VANCOUVER, BC -- As reported by The Guardian: "A showdown pitting human brains against artificial intelligence goes ahead this evening when two professional poker players take on a computer in the world's first such man-machine challenge.
"Phil Laak and Ali Eslami will play Polaris, the most sophisticated poker-playing program yet written, the product of years of research and refinement by a team of artificial intelligence experts at the University of Alberta in Canada.
"The challenge will play out over two days and 500 hands of Texas hold 'em at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Vancouver, with the players gambling for a total prize pot of $50,000..."
Computer takes on poker aces to see who's the busted flush
is republished from CasinoCityTimes.com.