Vals Hacks

Vals Hacks

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Track 01

Build Your Own Eval

Build a benchmark on Valkyrie for a task frontier models still get wrong.

Judged on demos
Track 02

Post-Train with Tinker

Post-train a small model to solve hard competitive programming problems in C++.

Live leaderboard
Track 03

Post Train Vals Poker Bot

Post-train a model on Applied Compute to play no-limit Texas Hold'em against other teams' bots.

Live leaderboard on Applied Compute
Over $60K in prizes
The Mission, San Francisco
November 14 to 15, 2026

Schedule

Saturday, Nov 14
  • 1 PMOpening remarks
  • 2 PMHacking begins
  • 7 PMDinner and guest speakers
  • 10 PMDessert and show-and-tell
Sunday, Nov 15
  • 9 AMBreakfast
  • 2 PMSubmissions close, demos and judging
  • 3 PMWinners announced