Computing card probabilities in Texas Hold'em

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2013

Authors

Luís Filipe Teófilo (Author) Other; Luís Paulo Reis (Author) FCUP; Henrique Lopes Cardoso (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2013 8TH IBERIAN CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES (CISTI 2013)

Pages: 988-993

8th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI)

Lisboa, PORTUGAL, JUN 19-22, 2013

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-008-H6T

Abstract (EN): Developing Poker agents that can compete at the level of a human expert can be a challenging endeavor, since agents' strategies must be capable of dealing with hidden information, deception and risk management. A way of addressing this issue is to model opponents' behavior in order to estimate their game plan and make decisions based on such estimations. In this paper, several hand evaluation and classification techniques are compared and conclusions on their respective applicability and scope are drawn. Also, we suggest improvements on current techniques through Monte Carlo sampling. The current methods to deal with risk management were found to be pertinent concerning the agent's decision-making process; nevertheless future integration of these methods with opponent modeling techniques can greatly improve overall Poker agents' performance.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6