Last weekend, researchers at the University of Alberta added another classic game to the (perfect information games) list: poker. In a series of matches that took place over the Fourth of July weekend in Las Vegas, the researchers' Polaris poker program won against a group of top-ranked online poker players.
Real Dice has launched Multiplayer Championship Poker for the iPhone, offering over-the-air multiplayer tables, and neat integration with Facebook and desktop versions.
And when I say online, that's true online multiplayer against people around the world, rather than the local wi-fi multiplayer offered by Apple's own Texas Hold'em
SYRACUSE, New York (AP) -- In the 10 years since Suzanne Lyall disappeared from an upstate New York college campus, her parents have clung to fading hope while trying to rally others who have lost loved ones, even after police have acknowledged the cases have long since gone cold.
So The New York Times deems, anyway. They have featured Pro-Poker Players off-table betting in their Fashion & Style section. To me, poker players have neither. A lot can be said to dress 'Casual Friday' everyday. But as Larry said in Curb Your Enthusiasm, "I'm telling you, soon it's going to be Casual Monday. Five to ten years—that's the direction we're heading. It's gonna be a sad state of affairs."
Anyway, the article lists some intersting prop bets - more interesting to the bettors no doubt.
Royal Hold'em Can Now Be Spread in Casinos
Yesterday, the Nevada Gaming Commission approved a new variation of Texas hold’em called Royal Hold’em for play in the state. Royal Hold’em was created and is being marketed by the Las Vegas gaming company NewPoker, LLC.
