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AI Models Face Off in Poker Arena: Claude Opus 4.5 Emerges as Early Leader in New Reasoning Benchmark

A new informal benchmark pits leading LLMs in fast-paced poker tournaments to measure probabilistic reasoning, bluffing, and decision-making under uncertainty.

Tech Correspondent Jan 22 7 min read