Computer program Polaris tops Las Vegas best pro poker players
The phrase artificial intelligence has been synonymous with science fiction films for decades. But thanks to the hard work of a University of Alberta artificial intelligence research team, the next time you hear about AI might be at a poker table. Thats because earlier this month at the Gaming Life Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, the team pitted their poker playing computer program, named …
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Poker lingo:
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
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