| Scoby the Poker Robot | |||||
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How was the robot named? Scoby is a great great great great great great great grand nephew of George Washington. SCOBY is an acronym for Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast. The robot is named after the human, not the microorganisms. Who is on the cards?
Scoby began functioning on December 6, 2004. He predecessor, Jarrod began functioning in April 2003. Can I win money playing the robot? No. The robot is for entertainment purposes only. You can win recognition for the strength of your play and if you do well you can redeem your credits for prizes such as web services including chemical equation balancing and art gallery service. There is a limit of one redemption per player per year. This is not a gambling site. How can we advertise on ScobyPoker? ScobyPoker makes spaces available for text and banner advertisements. We charge competitive rates on flat rate, per click or per impression basis. See our Ad Center for details and to submit an ad. Why should I register? Registration reserves your name. It is protected by a password that you select, and after that only you can play the robot with your name. Also, registered players receive 1000 credits for registering and can carry over credits from one session to the next. In addition, top players are recognized on the site and by each other. Above all it's more fun after you have registered. What happens if I go busted? If you are a registered player you will be restored to 1000 credits the next time you log on. If you are playing as an unregistered player you will be restored to 100 credits upon reentering your poker name. Can I buy credits? Yes. 1,000,000 credits are $10. It is a lot of fun to play with 1,000,000 credits and well worth the $10. How does the robot work? The robot reveals, in random measure, the patience, guile, courage and inscrutability of his namesake. It makes decisions based on chip information, that is the stack sizes the pot size and the betting history of the hand, and on card information. More weight is given to card information. At its core the robot uses two separate functions to analyze the cards, one works on all of the cards in its hand and on the board, and the other on just the board cards. The first function assigns a value to the robots chances, the second to the opponents, taking in consideration the likelhood of improvement in the hands. Who owns the robot? The robot was created and is owned by Digital Consciousness, a California corporation. | |||||
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