The State of Solving Large Incomplete-Information Games, and Application to Poker

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  • Tuomas Sandholm Carnegie Mellon University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v31i4.2311

Abstract

Game-theoretic solution concepts prescribe how rational parties should act, but to become operational the concepts need to be accompanied by algorithms. I will review the state of solving incomplete-information games. They encompass many practical problems such as auctions, negotiations, and security applications. I will discuss them in the context of how they have transformed computer poker. In short, game-theoretic reasoning now scales to many large problems, outperforms the alternatives on those problems, and in some games beats the best humans.

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Published

2010-09-25

How to Cite

Sandholm, T. (2010). The State of Solving Large Incomplete-Information Games, and Application to Poker. AI Magazine, 31(4), 13-32. https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v31i4.2311

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