Poker AI Comparisons

Commenters repeatedly analogize AI strategies, game challenges, and optimal play to poker, emphasizing its unique aspects like imperfect information, bluffing, randomness, and multi-player complexity compared to games like chess or Go.

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rufus_foreman May 27, 2022 View on HN

Learn to play poker. Against humans and not online.

personjerry Mar 8, 2022 View on HN

It's like poker. You can play optimally and still lose. You're just maximizing the odds in your favour.

luluthefirst Mar 19, 2023 View on HN

Maybe unrelated but is it good at poker?

musicale Oct 22, 2022 View on HN

Sounds like a poker approach to chess.

nbody Sep 26, 2014 View on HN

On a poker game that would help.

Dylan16807 Dec 22, 2016 View on HN

You know you're talking about a poker player, right? That's not pure chance at all.

jpwagner Dec 15, 2009 View on HN

not really a paradox. learn to play poker.

beau_g Feb 22, 2024 View on HN

AI has been able to crush heads up (2 player) No Limit Hold Em for a while now and 6 player for a few years. In that time frame though, a lot of other games have gained popularity, and playing a mix of games in the same sessions. AI/solvers are also normally optimized at certain stack sizes (measured in poker as how many big blinds each player has) and do not do as well in very deep stacked games. The trend of playing more games, newer games, and playing deeper will probably continue to sta

hollerith Sep 11, 2023 View on HN

It almost sounds like you are describing a poker game :)

wslh Feb 1, 2017 View on HN

Could someone explain how Poker is more challenging that games like Go? Please eli5.