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PokerSkill: LLMs Can Play Expert-Level Poker without Training or Solvers

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Main Authors:	Li, Boning, Wang, Baoxiang, Huang, Longbo
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Artificial Intelligence Computer Science and Game Theory
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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