Software unable to beat poker players
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In a match of wits between man and machine last week, a software program running on an ordinary laptop computer fought a close match but lost to two well-known professional poker players.
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Poker glossary:
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
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