DiscoverThinking PokerEpisode 478: Ian Chan
Episode 478: Ian Chan

Episode 478: Ian Chan

Update: 2025-06-30
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Ian Chan is a Silicon Valley software engineer and a triple draw enthusiast who built his own badugi solver. He talks game theory, artificial intelligence, mixed games, and the underappreciated role of tactile poker experiences.

We’ve also got a little in memoriam for Jane Hitchcock, who was our guest on Episode 330.

All our interviews with the University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group are here.

The Counterfactual Regret Minimization paper we discuss is here.

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IAN CHAN





Ian Chan is the VP of Engineering at Postscript. He’s also an avid poker player who enjoys applying his knowledge of game theory and computer science to triple draw games.












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Episode 478: Ian Chan

Episode 478: Ian Chan

Andrew Brokos and Carlos Welch