JJ Cricket
Rock Star
Silver Level
I read that pokerstars is banning its players from using sharkscope.
Anyone heard about that?
comments..
Anyone heard about that?
comments..
Good. I think all data mining products should be banned from online poker. You don't have access to that type of info during live play so why should you have it for online play? In fact, if you had some one telling you at a table live what your opponents do during a game, it would be considered a form of cheating.
Good. I think all data mining products should be banned from online poker. You don't have access to that type of info during live play so why should you have it for online play?
Sharkscope doesn't have any say. I think Stars can do what they want with the info their program produces because it is basically their property. It's only free information because Stars was allowing it to be. I would believe they have the ability to block database collectors anytime they'd care to. It wouldn't be too hard to find ips constantly scanning your system/program? I don't think Sharkscope or OPR would have any case whatsoever in court unless they have a contract or some other binding arrangements? It's probably easier said than done to stop Scope. My guess it's a handful or more at most, of people running the site, so I'd think they wouldn't have little chance in attempting to keep the site going against PS wishes, but I suppose they still have Tilt and UB anyhow? What do ya think?sharkscope is not going to allow stars to ban them because of the fact that they are making huge profits every year
if stars does ban sharkscope expect them to go to court
Ah! You're right Nick. Go to the top right of sharkscope's page. Click "options"--> "block username". They also give you the option to unblock it.Didn't PokerStars implement an "opt out" system whereby you can specify you don't want your info included on sites like Sharkscope?
Good. I think all data mining products should be banned from online poker. You don't have access to that type of info during live play so why should you have it for online play? In fact, if you had some one telling you at a table live what your opponents do during a game, it would be considered a form of cheating.
protip: live poker =/= online poker.
seriously, the sooner people stop treating them as exactly the same, the better.
so are you against multi-tabling as well?