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.