Pokercast
"...The featured guests this week on Pokercast were Stox Poker pros Nick Grudzien and Bryce Paradis who came on the program to talk about the Polaris Project. Polaris is a Texas hold 'em poker playing program developed by the computer poker research group at the University of Alberta, a project that has been under way for over 16 years. ..." - click here to listen to the Pokercast
Prematch Gallery
The Polaris team meets the night of their arrival
The Polaris team meets the night of their arrival
Dave, Nolan, and Kevin setting stuff up in the stoxpoker booth.
Dave and Nolan getting things setup.
Mike playing a quick test match against the bot
The CPRG laughing at something Mike did
Kevin, Dave, and Nick.
A subset of the Polaris team.
Day 1 Gallery
Please enjoy the photos from the first match.
The computer poker research group liveblogging station.
Nick "Stoxtrader" Grudzien taking on Polaris
The man-machine poker interface
Bryce "Freedom25" Paradis gives us the eye
Nick in concentration
IJay, Bryce, and Jim chatting while the match is going on.
One of last year's human competitors Ali Eslami stopped by the booth and talked with Mike Bowling
A couple of the stoxpoker members
Some Stoxpoker swag
IJay talking to a couple of expo attendees
Nick in the background next to a set of University of Alberta poker chips
Nick enjoying his comeback against Polaris
The view of the booth from the other side of the Hertz booth.
Looking down the expo floor
Nick hits four of a kind on the river. Polaris had fours full of tens
Nick enjoys his four of a kind hand.
Nick gets up after his 500 hand session.
Nick does an interview with Dave after his session was over.
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.
Day 2 Gallery
Please enjoy the photos from the second match.
Bryce "Freedom 25" Paradis talking about Stoxpoker
A member of the public plays against Polaris
The Polaris team hard at work.
Rich in the background
The display showing the cards
Ali dropped by and is talking with Marty
Rich playing against the bot
The Team Polaris shirts
Day 3 Gallery
Please enjoy the photos from the third match.
Nick from the Polaris team plays a bit against Polaris before the match starts.
Darse Billings (on the left) from the Polaris team chats with IJay (doghnutz) Palansky and Kevin and Mike.
Bryce handing out Stoxpoker promotional material
Bryce introduces the match. It's about to start!
Mark "newhizzle" Newhouse sits down to face off against Polaris.
Some chips on Mark's desk.
Mark's avatar on screen.
A wide-angle view of the stoxpoker booth.
A wide-angle view of the stoxpoker booth.
The stoxpoker booth is pretty busy.
Mark concentrating hard on the match.
A big photo of Doyle Brunson on the far wall. He's here signing autographs.
Mark getting close to 2/3 through the match.
Terry from Poker Academy watching the match.
Mark is getting the good side of the cards in this match!
Day 4 Gallery
Please enjoy the photos from the fourth match.
Matt setting up some camera to film the final match for the discovery channel.
Cam giving IJay a mic for the discovery channel filming.
IJay doing discovery channel interviews.
IJay doing discovery channel interviews.
IJay looking formidable.
The match standings.
The Polaris station. One of those macbook pros is the server that deals the cards,
the other is the bot. Johnny is the one setting it up.
Kevin takes some time away to hang out with the allin girls.
Isn't Polaris the cutest thing?
I think Polaris is covetting that Corvette over there.
Matt meets up with Darse Billings, the person who started the CPRG.
Matt doing discovery channel interviews.
Matt doing discovery channel interviews.
Bryce introduces the match and it's underway!
A gathering forms to watch.
Matt is into the match now and giving some good commentary
Bryce gets interviewed for CBC radio.
Mike gets interviewed for the discovery channel
Hoss' cool confidence at the table.
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