Odysseus101
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hello Chatters, I'm trying to learn how to spot a poker bot. What do you know about this subject? Can we be analytical and objective rather than say "I lost on bullets, it must have been against a site bot!", anecdotal evidence isn't evidence.
Has anyone made a study of this? Are any sites well known to have site bots which are there to bump the betting and rake, or player bots trying to make a buck or simply play to tie in order to gain loyalty rewards? Are any sites known to engage in outright fraud with it's own bots?
I don't want to use a bot myself. Poker is a hobby for me, more interesting than video games. I don't play every day and I'm not in it to make a living. Rather, I'm trying to get better for when I play with my friends live. And playing against bots isn't helping in that of course. Plus I don't want to lose money if I don't have to online.
I play microstakes mostly, so is it likely that bots would even be at this level?
Has anyone made a study of this? Are any sites well known to have site bots which are there to bump the betting and rake, or player bots trying to make a buck or simply play to tie in order to gain loyalty rewards? Are any sites known to engage in outright fraud with it's own bots?
I don't want to use a bot myself. Poker is a hobby for me, more interesting than video games. I don't play every day and I'm not in it to make a living. Rather, I'm trying to get better for when I play with my friends live. And playing against bots isn't helping in that of course. Plus I don't want to lose money if I don't have to online.
I play microstakes mostly, so is it likely that bots would even be at this level?