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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

human player versus poker bot

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

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

In the battle of wits between humans and machines, computers have just upped the ante.