Winning against a computer isn’t in the cards for poker pros
Two new programs best the best at heads-up no-limit Texas Hold’em
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NO BLUFF Computers can now defeat professional poker players at heads-up no-limit Texas Hold’em. Pro Jason Les (right) plays poker bot Libratus as computer scientist Tuomas Sandholm, one of the bot’s creators, looks on.
Carnegie Mellon University