More poker chips have been received by four of the world's best players of Heads-up No-limit Texas Hold'em than Claudico, which is Carnegie Mellon University's artificial intelligence program. They got more poker chips since they played 80,000 hands of poker in a two-week competition. The competition ended on Friday.

Bjorn Li had an individual chip total of $529,033, Doug Polk had $213,671 and Dong Kim had $70,049 in the final chip count. Jason Les followed Claudico by $80,482. These players have been ranked among the top 10 professionals of the world in Heads-up No-limit Texas Hold'em.

Claudico played 20,000 hands with each pro in the game, which is played by two players. There was no actual wagering during the exhibition; however the pros will be receiving appearance fees on the basis of their performance from a reward of $100,000, which has been donated by Rivers Casino and Microsoft Research.

According to CMU professors, poker is main test of artificial intelligence, for the reason that it is an incomplete information game. In the game, players are unaware regarding the cards their opponents have and all players make efforts to mislead their opponents by slow play, bluffing, and other devices.

A poker fight between professional players and an artificial intelligence program proved humans to be more successful, but the victory is very slim, so much so that the scientists who run the show said that it's effectively a tie.

Polk said in a Carnegie Mellon news release, "There are spots where it plays well and others where I just don't understand it. Betting $19,000 to win a $700 pot just isn't something that a person would do”.