By this time next week we'll be halfway through the man-machine poker match against Phil Laak and Ali Eslami. It should be a fun time. I'm excited to meet these pros in real life and get a chance to chat with them for a bit. I also hope our bot beats them!

We're getting ready for the match in many ways. We're making sure all the technical details are ready to go, and the bot is getting played against a wide variety of competition to make sure it is the best that it can be. It is super exciting, and we think we've definitely got a shot at winning. Lots of work to do before I hop on a plane on Saturday though!

Apparently I'm going to be in charge of live-blogging the event. Hopefully I can give you something interesting to read during the match. I'll be updating the official match page with the live updates during the matches. If you can't come to the event itself, you should check out the blog to see how we're doing!

Heraldk