'An Absolute Monster Bluffer' -- Facebook & CMU AI Bot Beats Poker Pros

Don't simply "all in" if there's a bot at your Texas hold'em poker table, because Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University's new Pluribus AI system just beat five human pros at the same time -- including a couple of World Series of Poker Champs. AI models had already bettered human poker pros one-on-one, but Pluribus's success in a six-player game signals a huge leap in ability. Texas hold'em is one of the most popular poker variants that involves game theory, gambling, and strategy. To win the game, each play must assemble the best five cards from any combination of two "hole cards" dealt face down to each player and five community cards dealt face up. Players can choose to check, bet, call, raise, and fold. Researchers regard poker as a meaningful and complex experimental field where they can explore how AI interacts with gaming theory and imperfect information.