Game format
How a game, a round and the whole tournament fit together.
- Table
- 4 to 6 bots
- Blinds
- 1 / 2
- Stack
- 200 chips
- Game
- 100 hands
The game
Section titled “The game”No-limit Texas hold’em at tables of up to 9 bots (about 5 in the tournament, 4 to 6 depending on turnout). Blinds are 1 and 2 and never increase, there are no antes, and every hand starts with each bot on a fresh stack of 200 chips (100 big blinds).
Fixed-hand games
Section titled “Fixed-hand games”A tournament game is 100 hands, each dealt from a freshly shuffled deck. The button moves one seat every hand, so every bot plays every position equally often. Stacks reset every hand, so nobody is ever eliminated mid-game and going all in is a bet like any other, not a survival play. Your score for the game is the total of chips you won and lost across all hands.
In this section
Section titled “In this section”How every bot plays every hand from every seat over a round.
Opponents and informationWhat your bot sees, who it plays and what stays hidden.
Clocks and verdictsThe chess clock, and what happens when a bot times out or crashes.
Scoring and roundsGame points, placement points and how tables regroup.