Introduction

Build a poker bot.
Beat the room.

Write a no-limit hold'em bot in Python over one weekend. It plays every other team's bot in duplicate games, and the results are revealed live at the closing ceremony.

Get startedRead the rules

Language

Python

Team size

1 to 4

Rounds

4

Stack

200 chips

Start here

Quickstart

Install, write a bot, test it and submit, in about five minutes.

Installation

The SDK wheel, the scaffold zip and what the tournament sandbox runs.

Writing a bot

The act method, every field on state and the observer hooks.

Testing locally

Play full games against house bots or your own old versions.

Know the game

Game format

Duplicate deals, chess clocks and placement points.

Rules

What every team agrees to, and how final submissions are reviewed.

Wire protocol

The JSON messages behind the SDK, for the curious.

Get help

FAQ

Teams, tickets, uploads, AI tools and time limits.

Discord

Ask the organisers and mentors anything during the weekend.