Computer beats men in showdown at WSOP
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A computer created by programmers at the University of Alberta defeated pro poker players in a series of limit hold’em poker matches that ended Sunday night.
The contest pitted a machine called Polaris II against pros from the Web site stoxpoker.com at the Rio, site of the World Series of Poker. The computer had three wins, two losses and one draw in the competition.
According to a story in the Edmonton Journal:
Matt Hawrilenko, who played in the final match, also enjoyed himself, but found Polaris II’s win scary for the future of head to head poker.
“For those of us who make our incomes largely from playing heads up games, whether (computers) are ready to beat us or not, they’re certainly ready to beat some of our opponents,” Hawrilenko said. “They might win some of our money away.”
The programmers are already hoping to set up more matches against pros in the future.
