Being a poker player when I was notified by the world media that the human being had been hit by the computer Libratus in the game.
It would be great to be able to say that it was a tight victory and that in an eventual rematch the gaming pros would take the best, but this was not the case. Artificial intelligence won from a team of exceptional professionals.
The obvious concern of the people was, "Will it be the end of poker? And now?" First of all, it's important to say that what happened is not exactly new. There have already been two important events related to computers and skill games. The most memorable happened in the duel between Deep Blue and the chess player Gary Kasparovem 1997. Although the Russian later argued that he could have played better against the computer, this victory entered the history of the duels between man and machine. Another when a computer mastered the game of "Limit Hold'em", that is, solved the game mathematically. The difference was that this time the format was `` No-Limit hold'em``, game with much more Variables and much more dependent on human sensitivity than pure mathematics. It is also worth mentioning that the Libratus challengers played in harsh conditions, with many hours of play a day, few breaks and no right to stop when they went into "tilt", Something very common in poker between humans. Obviously what happened does not change anything poker live. The thrill of picking up chips, seeing your opponent's reaction when looking at your cards and pulling a gigantic pot remains the same. In online poker it may seem worrying to win the Libratus but it is important to put a relevant point- The computer-beaten game represents a small part of what is played online: Most people play `` No-Limit hold'em``, but in Table with six or more people. In addition, Libratus takes longer than allowed by online poker sites to make their decisions.
It would be great to be able to say that it was a tight victory and that in an eventual rematch the gaming pros would take the best, but this was not the case. Artificial intelligence won from a team of exceptional professionals.
The obvious concern of the people was, "Will it be the end of poker? And now?" First of all, it's important to say that what happened is not exactly new. There have already been two important events related to computers and skill games. The most memorable happened in the duel between Deep Blue and the chess player Gary Kasparovem 1997. Although the Russian later argued that he could have played better against the computer, this victory entered the history of the duels between man and machine. Another when a computer mastered the game of "Limit Hold'em", that is, solved the game mathematically. The difference was that this time the format was `` No-Limit hold'em``, game with much more Variables and much more dependent on human sensitivity than pure mathematics. It is also worth mentioning that the Libratus challengers played in harsh conditions, with many hours of play a day, few breaks and no right to stop when they went into "tilt", Something very common in poker between humans. Obviously what happened does not change anything poker live. The thrill of picking up chips, seeing your opponent's reaction when looking at your cards and pulling a gigantic pot remains the same. In online poker it may seem worrying to win the Libratus but it is important to put a relevant point- The computer-beaten game represents a small part of what is played online: Most people play `` No-Limit hold'em``, but in Table with six or more people. In addition, Libratus takes longer than allowed by online poker sites to make their decisions.
