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Game-theoretically optimal play refers to a Nash equilibrium strategy: one where no player can raise their own expected utility by unilaterally switching to a different strategy.

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Every finite extensive-form game has at least one, and in zero-sum games all equilibria share the same expected value. How close a computed strategy comes is measured by its exploitability, the amount below the game value it concedes against a worst-case opponent. A research paper solving heads-up limit hold'em notes that different equilibria can play differently.

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