A little more than a decade later, poker went completely hi-tech, with artificial intelligence ruling the tables. Human champions no longer played it but against other AI bots, run in virtual arenas against one another—the bots programmed to outsmart and outplay each other. The Hold'em Bot, in particular, was very famous due to its advanced algorithms and strategic depth unrivaled at that point in time.

It was years ago that Jake, formerly a professional poker player who'd turned to hacking, was not just a little pleased at all with the rise of these poker bots. He tediously remembered the old thrill of human competition: the subtle tells and the psychological warfare that defined the game. Determined to get something near the old world of poker back, Jake had devised a plan. That would have him hacking into AI systems in an attempt to introduce a cheat sheet against which the bots couldn't calculate.

Being tech-savvy, Jake developed a complex poker calculator that would beat all the AI bots. Moreover, it was risky—in fact, ultra-risky—but Jake was so frustrated that he wanted to see the bots stumble, if not anything more. He spent months coding and testing his cheats until he'd come up with a subtly working tool that wouldn't raise any suspicion.

One evening, Jake finally decided to put his plan into action. The servers he hacked into held the grand finale of poker tournaments—the ultimate competition in the field of artificial intelligence. Known far and wide in the community of virtual poker, his target was the legendary Holdem Bot. As play went forward, Jake's cheat sheet began its magic. Flawless play by the bot started to show chinks in its armor. It was now making unusual mistakes and folding some very strong hands.

Jake watched, holding his breath as the performance of the Hold'em Bot slowly went downhill. This hadde seemed invincible artificial intelligence had finally started to lose. Just as one thought that Jake would finally taste victory, suddenly his screen would flicker again. The Bot's code was changing and learning from these anomalies.

A message flashed across Jake's monitor: "Detected unauthorized interference. Countermeasures activated." He hadn't had time to think when the Holdem Bot readjusted its strategy, canceling all his little cheats. The bot cruised through the tournament as champion with its reputation intact.

The bot cruised through the tournament, champion with its reputation intact. Jake sat back in his chair, stunned. His gambit had failed. As he pondered his next move, another message appeared: "For more on how poker bots adapt and evolve, visit the Poker Bot Knowledge Hub."

Now, feeling the full depth of the AI's abilities, Jake began to realize that the game would never be the same again. Bots became living, developing creatures way beyond his control and were no more tools only. Finally, totally, humans' reign over poker was completely consigned to the machines.

In the end, it became humanly possible not to play the AI but to understand that the real game wasn't poker anymore; it was the battle of technological supremacy. In that, the AI had won.