MIT PokerBots

Links

class resources: https://github.com/mitpokerbots/class-resources-2024

zoom link: https://pkr.bot/class

Week 1

Schedule

• Mon 1/8
  • Lecture 1: Intro to Pokerbots
• Wed 1/10
  • Lecture 2: Poker Theory
  • Poker Afternoon Study Break (with prizes!)
• Fri 1/12
  • Lecture 3: Game Theory
  • Week 1 Bot due 11:59pm
• Sat 1/13
  • Mini Tournament #1

Progress

Pre-flop Strategy

https://redchippoker.com/preflop-poker-charts/

https://medium.com/anskypoker/heads-up-nl-preflop-hand-ranges-2d0b82691c64

Post-flop Strategy

https://www.pokerprofessor.com/university/how-to-win-at-poker/post-flop-strategy

• Rule-based method
  • Monte-Carlo, EV calculation
• Learning-based method
  • q-learning
  • https://www.cs.hmc.edu/~ktantia/poker.html

Week 2

Schedule

• Mon 1/15
  • No Class: MLK Day
• Wed 1/17
  • Lecture 4: Engineering & Performance
  • Poker Afternoon Study Break (with prizes!)
  • TBA
• Fri 1/19
  • Lecture 5: Advanced topics
  • Week 2 Bot due 11:59pm
• Sat 1/20
  • Mini Tournament #2

Progress

Week 3

Schedule

• Fri 1/26
  • Week 3 Bot due 11:59pm
• Sat 1/27
  • Mini Tournament #3

Progress

Week 4

Schedule

• Mon 1/29
  • Lecture 6: Guest Lecture: Noam Brown
• Tue 1/30
  • Strategy Report due 11:59pm
• Wed 1/31
  • Lecture 7: Guest Lecture: GTO Wizard
  • Final Bot due 11:59pm
• Fri 2/2
  • Pokerbots Final Event

Progress