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Regardless, this is the first time that Polaris has bested human opponents of that caliber. The AI team behind Polaris made it tougher to beat by having the program change it’s play at certain points in the match. This helped plug a hole in one of the weaknesses previous opponents had exploited. They also had the program analyze how it could have played the hand differently to get a different outcome. This helped it learn from mistakes and constantly adjust to the conditions of the game.

While this will certainly stir up a debate on whether or not this was a the best of the best humans have to offer I think the more interesting point which is being overlooked is that this is developing into a very solid case that poker is a game of skill.

For all of those who consider poker a game of chance the results of tests like this and research by the Alberta AI group could be used to establish that poker outcomes have more to do with the skill of the player than it has to do with the quality of the cards.

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