Seven-Chip Stud

Computerized chess programs have already proved themselves capable of beating grandmasters simply by evaluating moves more quickly than a human can. But can machines ever master the subtleties of poker, a game of incomplete information?

Professors at the University of Alberta are trying to find out. They have spent 14 years fine-tuning programs that play the popular card game, but they say they are still several years away from perfecting the software. (Los Angeles Times)