The Second Man-Machine
Poker Competition
Day 1 Gallery
Please enjoy the photos from the first match.
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The computer poker research group liveblogging station.
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Nick "Stoxtrader" Grudzien taking on Polaris
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The man-machine poker interface
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Bryce "Freedom25" Paradis gives us the eye
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Nick in concentration
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IJay, Bryce, and Jim chatting while the match is going on.
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One of last year's human competitors Ali Eslami stopped by the booth and talked with Mike Bowling
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A couple of the stoxpoker members
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Some Stoxpoker swag
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IJay talking to a couple of expo attendees
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Nick in the background next to a set of University of Alberta poker chips
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Nick enjoying his comeback against Polaris
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The view of the booth from the other side of the Hertz booth.
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Looking down the expo floor
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Nick hits four of a kind on the river. Polaris had fours full of tens
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Nick enjoys his four of a kind hand.
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Nick gets up after his 500 hand session.
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Nick does an interview with Dave after his session was over.
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With just 11 hands to go, Polaris was nearly at the threshold of winning. In the end, Polaris ended up just a small amount which counted as a draw.