2nd IGTVNMPCT 2009:

Second Introduction-to-Game-Theory-VNM-POKER-Computer-Tournament 2009

A tournament for computer programs playing VNM POKER(4,4,3,5) is announced. The tournament is played in the knock-out system, where computer programs, from now on called "computer players" play 200 rounds against other computer players.

Every student should submit just one computer player, and should provide

A nice sounding name for the computer player,
The probabilities by which the computer player, having the first move, should raise when facing
- the lowest value card "J",
- a queen "Q",
- a king "K",
- the highest value card "A",
The probabilities by which the computer player, having the second move, should call (after the other player raises) when facing
- the lowest value card "J",
- a queen "Q",
- a king "K",
- the highest value card "A",

The best four players from last semester are also automatically qualified.

Usually only one game from "Round of Sixteen", Quarter-Final, Semi-Final, will be executed before class. The rest of the games are executed at the teacher's home computer, but cheating will not occur.

The prize for the creator of the winning computer player is a box of self-made (kind of) brownies.

Play here the 200 round computer against computer matches

Name	Raise probabilities				Call probabilities				Prob (in 200 rounds) against
	J	Q	K	A	J	Q	K	A	Jim Knopf	Random
Canela de la Ceiba	0.5	0.6	0.89	0	0.5	0.4	0.5	0	7:93	17:83
Random	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	19:81	50:50
Jimmy	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.4	23:77	19:81
Jack	0.8	0.8	0.8	1	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.9	28:72	97:3
Wagnis	0.8	0.9	1	1	0.8	0.9	1	1	28:72	99:1
Lucky A	0.7	0.8	0.9	1	0.7	0.8	0.9	1	30:70	98:2
Kate (S2009)	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	30:70	97:3
Jimmy Dean (S2009)	0.2	0.5	0.8	1	0.5	0.5	1	1	34:66	94:6
El Poderoso	0.4	0.6	0.8	1	0.3	0.5	0.8	1	34:66	95:5
Taco Thief	1	0.75	0.95	1	0.1	0.5	0.9	1	34:66	99:1
TJ (S2009)	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.8	0	0.5	0.6	1	35:65	93:7
lalala	0.25	0.5	0.75	1	0.25	0.5	0.75	1	36:64	92:8
Blue Steel	0.25	0.5	0.85	1	0.25	0.5	0.85	1	36:64	94:6
Eggplant	0.1	0.55	0.9	1	0	0	0.8	1	36:64	91:9
Elton John	0.25	0	0	0.5	0.25	0	1	1	38:62	62:38
jon (S2009)	1/4	1/3	1/2	1	1/4	1/3	1/2	1	40:60	79:21
SANU (S2009)	0	0.25	0.8	1	0.1	0.25	0.55	1	40:60	78:21
Abracadabra	0	0.2	1	1	0	0	0.4	1	41:59	73:27
CardMaster2000	0.89	0.2	0.75	1	0.2	0.3	0.7	1	42:58	95:5
Porthos (S2009)	0.1	0.2	0.5	1	0	0.3	0.5	1	44:56	73:27
Jim Knopf	1/4	0	0	1	0	17/32	1	1	50:50	81:19

First Round:

Abracadabra --- El Poderoso: 23 : -23, odds 36:64
Porthos --- Jack: 3 : -3, odds 43:57
Jim Knopf --- Eggplant: -16 : 16, odds 64:36
Canela de la Ceiba --- Jimmy: -66 : 66, odds 73:27
Lucky A --- Wagnis : -37 : 37, odds 47:53
Taco Thief --- lalala : -26 : 26 , odds 63 :37
Elton John --- SANU : 43 : -43, odds 58:42
Blue Steel --- CardMaster1000 : -17 : 17, odds 48:52

Quarter-Final:

Abracadabra --- Porthos: -11 : 11, odds 48:52
Eggplant --- Jimmy 67 : -67: odds 96:4
Wagnis --- lalala: -49 : 49, odds 50:50
Elton John --- CardMaster1000: odds 37:63

Semi-Final:

Porthos --- Eggplant: odds 42 :58
lalala --- ....:

Final

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History:

In the first tournament in Spring, there were the following results:

Quarter-Final:

Jimmy Dean --- jon: 16: -16
SANU --- TJ:2 : -2
Kate --- Jim Knopf: -1 : 1
Porthos --- Random: 82: -82

Semi-Final:

Jimmy Dean --- Jim Knopf: -64 : 64
SANU --- Porthos: -38 : 38

Final

Jim Knopf --- Porthos: 27 : -27

Thus the winner was Jim Knopf