Poker Program Creators Says No Fear on Bots

When a poker blogger put up an article titled “Will computer programs destroy online poker? Probably” and based his assumptions on the performance of Polaris II, the man who developed Polaris took exception. Andrew Smith published the article, where he pointed to the victory by poker AI Polaris recently over human players as an indication that poker bots are to be feared. In contrast Dr…

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Tue, August 12th, 2008

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  • BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
  • RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
  • TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
  • BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
  • FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
  • LOWBALL - Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.
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