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The birth of AI poker? Letters from the 1984 WSOP
Discover the forgotten story of Mike Caro's 'Orac', an early poker AI that challenged pro players like Doyle Brunson in 1984, predating more famous po...
In none of the stories about Polaris did Caro find a single mention of Orac, his Apple II Plus computer program that played against Doyle Brunson and Tom McEvoy on the eve of the 1984 WSOP Main Event. Eager to test a poker program he had developed throughout the early eighties, he partnered with Binion’s Horseshoe to host the 1984 World’s First Computer Challenge during the 15th WSOP. The challenge was scheduled for the night before the Main Event, and Bollinger promises more than 100 media reps in attendance from wire service reporters to network news crews.
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