Does the AI ever bluff?
Edit: Yes.
> During last year’s contest, the pros noticed Claudico was making some all-too-obvious bluffs that they were able to exploit.
Edit: Yes.
> During last year’s contest, the pros noticed Claudico was making some all-too-obvious bluffs that they were able to exploit.
Some pros use systems where they look at the second hand of a clock to decide whether to bluff or not, as a proxy for randomness.
It's still a tell.
As such, if you happen to notice me look at my watch, you can deduce I might be raising, or calling, or folding, with a strong, weak, or medium hand that is already made, or on the come; or that I am interested in the time for a reason such as wondering how long i've taken, how long i've been at the table, if i need to leave, if a new dealer might sit and collect time soon, or something else.
I get that you're a pedant who wants to be right; but it's not a remotely useful tell unless the person does it only in one type of situation. but nobody who is concerned about how well they mix a mixed strategy is dumb enough to mix only _one_ strategy.
edit: and i'm not a pro. i play in mid-stake games with $1-5k buy-ins.
Don't assume pro players are so stupid as to fall in such a simple trap.
The point was that if you're going to look at the clock and use the second hand to help you make decisions about whether or not to bluff, look at it at other times too when you're not making a decision, so that looking at the clock doesn't become a tell.
Not all bluffs are wild all-ins with deuce-seven off-suit. Some bluffs are a bet instead of a check, or a bet slightly larger than typical.