Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table

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Poker pro Nick Grudzien concentrates on the game.
Poker pro Nick Grudzien concentrates on the game.

Last weekend, the best man at the table was a machine. Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, took on professional players in Las Vegas and came out on top. Like last year's challenge, when the program was edged out in the final match, the final result came down to the wire.


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