Slumbot is one of the top no-limit poker bots in the world. The 2024 version of Slumbot placed second in 3️⃣ the Annual Computer Poker Competition, the premier event for poker software.

The baseline statistics compare how you did to how Slumbot 3️⃣ would have done with your cards in your seat. A positive value for baseline earnings mean you did better than 3️⃣ Slumbot would have done against itself given your cards and sitting in your seat.

Here's an example with a single hand. 3️⃣ First Slumbot deals out cards for the board (let's say AhTd4c9s3h), the button (let's say AdKh) and the big blind 3️⃣ (let's say TsTc). Then Slumbot plays itself on these cards. Let's say that the players get all-in (since they both 3️⃣ have strong hands). So the result is -20,000 for the button.

Now you get to play Slumbot on these same cards. 3️⃣ Let's suppose you're the button. Perhaps you put in 8,000 chips on the early streets but manage to fold to 3️⃣ a large bet on the river. Your outcome is -8,000 for this hand.

Your baseline outcome is how much better (or 3️⃣ worse) you did than Slumbot did against itself. Your baseline outcome here is +12,000 which is the difference between -8,000 3️⃣ and -20,000.