Not a poker player or an AI geek, but this is still interesting stuff. Approaching the 3/4 mark of the contest, the lone human Jason referenced as being up $126k on the machine is now up all of $13k. Cumulatively, the machine is up almost one million. Not looking too good for mankind.
Has anyone watched the video feeds? I took a look out of curiosity and had difficulty deciphering what I was seeing. I expected a split screen of the same hand, one side from the human's perspective and one from the machine's, but it looked more like two different hands. There also appeared to be too many cards on the virtual table, based on my basic understanding of Texas Hold 'Em. Can any of you poker players shed light on what the twitch feeds show for a novice? Thanks!
Also, is it possible to hear of this story and not think of this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecPeSmF_ikc