Computer Program Masters Limit Texas Hold 'Em Strategy

Almost always raise your opponent's first bet, which can provoke an immediate fold. In later rounds, if your opponent raises, re-raise if you're holding at least a pair of threes. Err on the side of playing a hand, not folding. These and thousands of other decisions in the popular two-person version of poker known as limit Texas hold 'em produce a strategy so close to optimal that it cannot be beaten in the long run, according to a study published Thursday in the journal...

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