Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-28 Thread Tom Cooper
At 02:58 28/07/2007, Arend wrote: On 7/26/07, chrilly mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a remarkable result. I think poker is more difficult than Go and of course chess. I am as surprised by this statement as everyone else. Of course you have to develop some mixed

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-28 Thread compgo123
@computer-go.org Sent: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 6:42 am Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros At 02:58 28/07/2007, Arend wrote:? ? ? On 7/26/07, chrilly mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:? This is a remarkable result. I think poker is more difficult than Go

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-28 Thread Tom Cooper
At 12:42 28/07/2007, you wrote: At 02:58 28/07/2007, Arend wrote: On 7/26/07, chrilly mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a remarkable result. I think poker is more difficult than Go and of course chess. I am as surprised by this statement as everyone else. Of course

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-28 Thread compgo123
Let's recalculate the game space size for poker. For a given hand there are N possible actions. For a given hand and a given action, there are m posssible bets. Then the game space size is N*M*(no. of hands). DL AOL

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-28 Thread steve uurtamo
PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:11:21 PM Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros Let's recalculate the game space size for poker. For a given hand there are N possible actions. For a given hand and a given

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-28 Thread chrilly
- Original Message - From: Tom Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros At 12:42 28/07/2007, you wrote: At 02:58 28/07/2007, Arend wrote: On 7/26/07

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-27 Thread Brian Slesinsky
On 7/26/07, Jeff Nowakowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, an opponent model. Where's the poision? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/quotes#qt0250635 Too much rock, paper, scissors in poker for my tastes. BTW, there's a rather sophisticated Rock Paper Scissors player named Iocane Powder.

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-27 Thread chrilly
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 3:26 AM Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros I don't understand this. For a given hand the odds of winning can be easily calculated

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-27 Thread Arend Bayer
On 7/26/07, chrilly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a remarkable result. I think poker is more difficult than Go and of course chess. I am as surprised by this statement as everyone else. Of course you have to develop some mixed strategies, try go guess implied pot odds, folding equity etc.

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread chrilly
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Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread chrilly
] To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros think poker is more difficult than Go and of course chess. I have only studied poker AI basics and coded game rules, learned play slightly

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread Chris Fant
On 7/26/07, steve uurtamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is certainly more money to be made in poker than in go. Yes, but its also more difficult. do you mean this in a casual, unsubstantiated way, or in an exact way? My feeling is that there are a lot of people making a lot of money in

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread chrilly
- Original Message - From: steve uurtamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros i think that you might be confusing two important things: i) the difficulty

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread compgo123
I don't understand this. For a given hand the odds of winning can be easily calculated for poker and the best play can be formulated accordingly. It's like to program a com[uter to win a coin toss. I would be surprised if any side win big. The only thing a computer can to is to model opponent's

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread Harri Salakoski
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 4:26 AM Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros I don't understand this. For a given hand the odds of winning can be easily calculated for poker and the best play can be formulated accordingly. It's like to program a com[uter to win a coin

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread George Dahl
As I understand it, bots can try to estimate and play at the Nash equilibrium. In some sense, that is optimal. Alternatively/additionally the bot can deviate from equilibrium play based on opponent modelling. Finding the NE is hard. I think that is why the rules are restricted, to make it

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread Nick Wedd
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Chris Fant [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On 7/26/07, steve uurtamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is certainly more money to be made in poker than in go. Yes, but its also more difficult. do you mean this in a casual, unsubstantiated way, or in an exact way? My

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread steve uurtamo
Both. Its probably not so difficult to make a simple bot. But it is also not difficult to make a simple UCT player. But I am sure, that reaching the level of Polaris is more difficult than writing the best Go-programm. I have the feeling, that Polaris is a very serious project. Its

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread Jeff Nowakowski
On Thu, 2007-07-26 at 18:14 +0200, chrilly wrote: Chess/Go... can be played in an autistic way. There is no need for an opponent model. Ah, an opponent model. Where's the poision? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/quotes#qt0250635 Too much rock, paper, scissors in poker for my tastes.

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread chrilly
- Original Message - From: steve uurtamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros There is certainly more money to be made in poker than in go. Yes, but its

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread steve uurtamo
There is certainly more money to be made in poker than in go. Yes, but its also more difficult. do you mean this in a casual, unsubstantiated way, or in an exact way? s. Moody friends. Drama

[computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread Dave Dyer
The only thing a computer can to is to model opponent's behavior, which may deviate from the best play. What did I miss? No, you didn't miss a thing. I look forward to meeting you at a poker table, preferably with high stakes. ___ computer-go

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread chrilly
Already invented. There is the Alberta Poker-Server. Chrilly - Original Message - From: Chris Fant [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros Someone start

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread Chris Fant
Someone start a CGOS-like poker server for bots. ~10 person tables, No Limit Texas Hold-em. ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread chrilly
I think you mean Darse Billings. Yes, sorry, I can not remember names. There is certainly more money to be made in poker than in go. Yes, but its also more difficult. Chrilly ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread Richard Brown
On 7/26/07, chrilly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a remarkable result. I think poker is more difficult than Go and of course chess. My hypothesis (its just a hypothesis) for the success is. There is someone - Dave Billings - who worked for many years very consequently on the topic. And he is

Re: [computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-26 Thread steve uurtamo
This is a remarkable result. I think poker is more difficult than Go and of course chess. for people, or computers? poker is a much smaller game than go. s. Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to

[computer-go] U. of Alberta bots vs. the Poker pros

2007-07-25 Thread grok
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Humans beat poker bot ... barely: http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/07/25/289607.aspx - -- *** FULL-SPECTRUM DOMINANCE! *** * In advance of the Revolution: * Get facts get organized * * Fight