Rise Of The Poker Bots
Using a computer to beat chess masters is so 1997. Today, programmers are gunning for the world’s best Texas Hold ‘em players. Forget Deep Blue’s mastery of bishops, queens and knights. Think pocket aces, open-ended straight draws, the flop all calculated by increasingly popular poker bots.
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Poker glossary:
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
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