 why not use a generic chatbot like errbot (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;errbot.net" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;errbot.net</a> [shameless plug alert]) and get all the backends (hipchat, IRC, XMPP etc...) for free ?
there are existing poker AIs in python to integrate with: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;mikaelbr&#x2F;AI-Poker-Player" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;mikaelbr&#x2F;AI-Poker-Player</a>