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#314 – Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk

Lex Fridman Podcast

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The Hot Blonde at the Bar

The game theory of poker is based on simulations that incorporate all the betting strategies and everything else like that. If there wasn't this random element, then poker would fall apart. You know, the same reason people don't play chess professionally for money against you. There's very little luck in chess, but there's quite a lot of luck in poker.

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