Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Cates and Boeree on why you shouldn't fear AI in poker

The implications of Artificial Intelligence in poker was the topic for two of poker's brightest minds this week.





Liv Boeree puts her scientific acumen to good use in this new video for Great Big Story, where she discusses Libratus, the poker playing AI that beat the pros. Something she has discussed with us before. 

If the prospect of AI scares you as a poker player, fear not, Daniel 'JungleMan' Cates, in an interview for Paul Phau's website, is not too worried. 

Just because a game is 'solved', doesn't mean people play perfect, which he has seen to be the case, even at the highest levels:

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.