How I created a poker solver and made $500k at the age of 23

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7 pointsbumbledraven4 comments

I'm confused, why didn't he used his solver himself if he was so desperate for money?

For one thing, it would be cheating to use a computer in a live game. For another, creating a solver involves different skills than distilling the insights from the solver and applying them in live games.

It’s a bit like asking a basketball coach why they don’t play professionally themselves.

Except the story starts with him being a successful player. Couldn’t he have continued on that path?

As for cheating, for online games you can be assured that lots of players have tools like this.

Most coaches achieved a measure of success in playing the sport before they started coaching. That doesn't mean their best option for making money was to continue playing rather than coach.

And just because some people cheat doesn't mean everyone is willing to cheat.

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