[pokergrader]

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Why publish the source code the bot rather than just the thesis/writeup regarding it? Just seems like the additional additional academic value gained is much less than the inevitable resultant abuse of the source code. Of course, not publishing it is likely just delaying the inevitable - but all the same.

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This is very true. Opening up the source would undoubtedly cause your bot to be playing on real money sites on the internet in a short period of time, which is bad for everybody.

Also, the code is (presumably) so specific that the open source magic of software evolution probably wont result in your software getting any better because everything is so proprietary.