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I wrote a break-even no limit cash poker bot when I was in University. So I've spent a lot of time researching and writing code in this are. Limit poker is fair
by reillyse 13y ago
I wrote a break-even no limit cash poker bot when I was in University. So I've spent a lot of time researching and writing code in this are. Limit poker is fairly well solved by bots at this stage. This is because the risk is limited on each hand and the grinding nature of the computer (i.e. it's ability to do the best thing for the longest amount of time) makes it a winner.
Playing no-limit poker, it's a totally different scenario and a real challenge which is why I enjoyed it so much. Any slip up can cost you your entire stack. By slip up I don't mean a bug or clicking the wrong button, I mean a flaw in your strategy. Maybe something as simple as betting 4 big blinds instead of 3 big blinds pre-flop against a raise from a player will end up after a couple of rounds of betting of being played for your entire stack, instead of being something you could fold on the turn.
Anyway, long story short. Limit poker is very solvable just by enumerating the various possible outcomes.
No-limit cash poker is a different beast, it's exponentially harder than limit poker. It'll be a long time before somebody solves no-limit cash games.