Representing mankind

By Gary Wise
ESPN Poker Club

Friday, August 3, 2007

When the news came that Phil Laak and Ali Eslami would be the two players representing mankind in the match against Polaris, probably the best poker-playing computer program developed at the University of Alberta and supported by the Poker Academy platform, I questioned the selections. Hell, the poker world questioned the selections. Laak, the same guy known as the "Unabomber," runs around the floor screaming incoherent babble, doing push-ups and sit-ups. Eslami, meanwhile, is unknown to 99.7 p ...

Read full story | Create Your Profile

Activate your ESPN Profile!

Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted



Conversations in Real-Time

CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

Player of the Month presented by Kia
Enter for a chance to win an LED flat screen TV or one of thirty $100 ESPNshop.com gift cards!
Be Dickie V
Sunkist Soda wants to see your best Dickie V impression for a shot at $10,000! Upload your video for a chance to win!
Most Valuable Puppets
Sunkist Soda wants to see your best Dickie V impression for a shot at $10,000! Upload your video for a chance to win!