PokerHack

Think you’ve got the experience, logic, and strategy for a game of poker? 🧠 Or curious about how to build a poker-playing bot? 🎲

Introducing our brand NEW hackathon: PokerHack ♠️ ♥️ ♣️ ♦️

Across one exciting weekend, you’ll compete in teams of 1-4 to build a bot using a provided Python repository that simulates a poker player. 🧑‍💻 Use logic, strategy, probability, and even machine learning to level up your bot’s game. 🤖 On Day 3, your team's bot will enter a round-robin tournament where winners 🏆 will be crowned and cash prizes awarded will be awarded to the top 3 teams! 💸

Whether you're a beginner curious about how coding can be applied to gameplay, or a seasoned coder ready to compete at the top of the poker bot tournament - come along and join the fun! 🎯

Opening Ceremony

🕠 Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm, Friday 2nd May

📍 Location: The Singapore Theatre, B1 Glyn Davis Building

Closing Ceremony

🕠 Time: 1pm - 3:30pm, Sunday 4th May

📍 Location: Forum Theatre, Arts West Building L1

Can’t make the opening or closing ceremonies in person? No worries - both will be livestreamed, with links released on our official HackMelbourne Discord server (link in bio)!

💻 On Day 2 (Saturday), we’ll have an in-person coding hub, where you can get support from our Education and Hackathon Team, and take part in mini-games that could boost your team’s final score!

🎟️ This event is free for HackMelbourne members, and we’ll be providing lunch on Day 2 at the coding hub.

🔗 Register now via the link in our bio and be part of this brand new and exciting hackathon!