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Suppose again the blinds are $1-$2 and the stack is $10000. I can bet $2, $4, $6, $8, $10, $12, $14, any amount up to $10000. Each of those is now a separate
by fsk 11y ago
Suppose again the blinds are $1-$2 and the stack is $10000.
I can bet $2, $4, $6, $8, $10, $12, $14, any amount up to $10000. Each of those is now a separate game tree. A couple of bets, and now we're way past 10^161.
It may never be optimal for me to bet $132, but a perfect computer player should be prepared for that bet.
- cardprophet 11y agoWhile you are theoretically correct that the game tree is massive, the difference in tree between betting 1bb vs 2bb in a 50bb pot is marginal; the algorithm they use considers an abstraction of the game.
- fsk 11y agoSo they're just doing an approximate game tree. Small differences in bet size can matter, because professional players will sometimes try to give you the pot odds to make a bad call.