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Cepheus has already played millions of hands of heads-up limit Texas hold 'em, a poker game between two players involving two held cards and three shared. That would take a lifetime or two for you or me, but Cepheus is a computer program, set up by …

I have always thought there is a real lack of poker fiction and I think it would be fun to do a poker serial, a new story every week with a cast of characters. This story starts with our main character, Banks, at a poker table in Las Vegas. If you like …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for flamboyant poker pro Dan Bilzerian says he hopes to reach a plea deal and avoid trial for Bilzerian and a friend on felony charges that they illegally blew up the cab of a tractor-trailer with a homemade bomb in the …

A six-month stint behind the counter at McDonald's as a schoolboy might be the last "real" job David Yan ever has. Yan, a former Mt Roskill Grammar student, has won more than $2.3 million playing poker in the past three years and now tours the world on …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for flamboyant poker pro Dan Bilzerian says he hopes to reach a plea deal and avoid trial for Bilzerian and a friend on felony charges that they illegally blew up the cab of a tractor-trailer with a homemade bomb in the …

A six-month stint behind the counter at McDonald's as a schoolboy might be the last "real" job David Yan ever has. Yan, a former Mt Roskill Grammar student, has won more than $2.3 million playing poker in the past three years and now tours the world on …

A typical seven-night poker cruise is less expensive than traveling to a destination resort. For about $100 a day, cruisers get a comfortable cabin, all the food they can eat (including complimentary room service), nightly Las Vegas-style entertainment …

Computers have figured out how to win at chess, checkers and tic-tac-toe, and now, a computer program has conquered the game of poker. A research team led by Michael Bowling, a professor of computer science at the University of Alberta in Canada, …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Professional poker player Dan Bilzerian and a friend are due for arraignment in a Las Vegas courtroom on felony explosives charges alleging they illegally blew up the cab of a tractor-trailer with a homemade bomb in the desert …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for flamboyant poker pro Dan Bilzerian says he hopes to reach a plea deal and avoid trial for Bilzerian and a friend on felony charges that they illegally blew up the cab of a tractor-trailer with a homemade bomb in the …

The sheer feat of a program that's essentially solved a type of poker has computer scientists in a tizzy. Unlike other games that have been completely solved such as checkers or Connect Four, where every past action is laid clear on the game board …

The new computer programme, Sepheus, was developed by Canadian scientists, and programmed to play 24trillion simulated poker hands per second over a period of two months, ultimately meaning that it has played more poker than all of humanity.

Earlier this week we reported that high-stakes poker pro Paul Phua, 50, and his son Darren, 23 – two of the Macau men previously arrested for their involvement in a World Cup betting scam – were seeking the removal of a court order that prohibited them …

The program considered 24 trillion simulated poker hands per second for two months, probably playing more poker than all humanity has ever experienced, says Michael Bowling, who led the project. The resulting strategy still won't win every game because …

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada — (CNN) — Poker players like to read another player's tell. That's the thing an opponent does that gives away the quality of cards he is holding. Well, you can't read Cepheus, and you can't beat it. You wanna take on the …

While I feel as if I have a solid grasp on how to play fundamentally sound poker, too often I've been calling with good (but second-best) hands when my opponents have been willing to put all of their money into the pot. I have been working hard to plug …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge says a Malaysian businessman and his son can't play poker at Las Vegas casinos while they await a ruling on whether the FBI illegally entered their hotel suites to investigate what prosecutors say was a $13 million illegal …

In lieu of our regularly scheduled programming (AKA Five Thoughts), it's once again time to make a few predictions. In 2014, after smashing eight softies over the centerfield wall in the previous year, we really upped the ante. In turn, we only hit on …