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I Made 17 AIs Play 7,700 Hands of Poker

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points · since listing → Oct 18, 13:29 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 24, 19:33 UTC).

comments · buzz +1 in latest interval

19h

listed Oct 17, 19:33 UTC

Traction (points) over time

1 reading (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction: 2points
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Rank in GAME this week: #25of 53 HN
Rank overall this week: #314of 991 HN
Sector hit rate: 10.4%5/48 · 7D
Traction line: Below10+ points
First reading: 2Oct 18, 13:29 UTC
Last reading: 2Oct 18, 13:29 UTC
Readings: 1over 18h

Launch-day race · #39 of 96 Show HN launches on 2026-10-17

#37NoBadge2 points
#38KIRA2 points
#39I Made 17 AIs Play 7,700 Hands of Poker2 points
#40Fundstash2 points
#41Bitty2 points

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