Invasion of the Poker Bots: Is No Online Poker Room Safe?
Theyre worse than poker sharks. Theyve taken over online poker rooms everywhere. In fact, theyre most likely sitting next to you at the table right now. They probably have most of your chips. Emotion doesnt get in their way. Neither does greed, exhaustion, or fear. Their tells are nil and, try as you might, you cannot put them on tilt. Theyre poker bots, and rumor has it, theyre fleecing you bare.
Poker bots are computer programs set up to play on behalf of (and instead of) an actual human being, according to a consistent and, presumably, proven strategy. Hearing of the possible presence of these borderline cheaters in your online poker rooms could be enough to make online poker players question whether to sit down at the online poker tables at all.
So lets start there. In a word: yes. Of course you should keep playing poker. As well explain, these poker bots are far from foolproof and even farther from unbeatable. Secondly, online poker rooms are in the process of making it harder and harder for a poker bot to even get through their virtual doors (think: cyber-bouncer).
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