Fans of the game have long wondered how baseball in other cultures compares
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Its products include the Baseball Prospectus annual, the
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the soon-to-be-released Baseball Between the Numbers (March 6, 2006). Cheered on by an audience
chanting, "Humans, Humans," Laak eventually won the three-hour battle which
saw over 300 hands.

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The debate publicly featured Ozzie
Guillen and Bobby Valentine, the managers of the White Sox and Marines,
with Valentine claiming that the Marines were the White Sox' equal. Particular attention was also paid to player skills and statistics,
home ballparks, rules, and manager tendencies and strategies.

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The winning robot, built by Hilton "Pocket Rockets"
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The Los Angeles Times referred to the competition as: "The March of the
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After letting out a loud victory cry, Laak accepted numerous
congratulations from the audience, a warm hug from his already famous, WSOP-
bracelet winning girlfriend, actress Jennifer Tilly, and a $100 side bet that
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It was Phil Laak's turn to face the machine on Sunday, July 15, 2005 at
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Laak battled the winning robot in a three-hour Limit game.

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While holding
even for most of the first half of the competition, Laak realized that the
machine was "playing too aggressive" and changed his playing style to
capitalize "on 'his' weakness" to win the match.

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Special help
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team." The question was: Could a human stop them? Phil Laak won the match
by "learning the patterns of the computer" and "applying fierce concentration"
because machines don't get tired.

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Players and fans alike were drawn to the
match with Poker Pro Greg Raymer stopping by the match to wish good luck.