PR: Poker Bots Consistently Win Online Poker Games by Cheating

[bpb]

Another funny quote on their site was the one asking about affiliate programs. Now as long as the poker room pays a flat rate for banner space, well then I guess it would be ok to advertise for both. But for people like me that rely on that elusive 30% of losses......well affiliated with something like that (assuming of course that it works) might not be such a good idea. I can see the balance sheet now...........I would end up owing the aff program money lol.

As a poker affilliate, you get paid a portion of the rake your players generate. Whether your player wins or loses is immaterial ... as the poker room is making its money either way. This is drastically different from online casino affililate programs.

Just as a public service announcement ... don't use poker bots. All the major reputable online sites are on the lookout for them, and will confiscate your bankroll if they determine you've been using them. It's against the T&C. On a personal note ... I consider anyone who uses a poker bot on a site which restricts them to be a real piece of garbage.

[swampwitch]

On a personal note ... I consider anyone who uses a poker bot on a site which restricts them to be a real piece of garbage.

I'll second that, and add this...using a 'bot even on a site without a rule against it makes one a talentless ass.

[Mugwump]

Actually, every site I've ever visited has had a no-bot rule. All in all, this isn't as big a problem as you'd think. If someone wants to play me with a bot, I say let 'em, most computerized opponents play very tight, and usually either too passively, or too aggressively. At the lower limits, using a bot is lame, and unlikely to make you much money after the rake, and at the higher limits, I'm pretty sure it will get you killed (monetarily, not literally).

My complaint against the site is that it condones collusion and even offers strategies and services that can get someone started down this path. As far as I'm concerned, for this alone, everyone in the company should be dragged out to the street and shot.

But even so, most sites use reasonably sophisticated anti-collusion routines in their software to detect cheats. (Check out Fuzzy's imperial palace thread to see an example of this at work). I'm pretty sure we won't see any quotes on casinorobot's site from users who set up 9 accounts, deposited $500 in each, then got their deposits confiscated when the casino busted them. Its gonna happen though, and I feel no sympathy whatsoever for these slobs. So they lost $4500, they got off cheap...I know people that'd permanently ruin your kneecaps for pulling these stunts.

And as far as the robots for the other casino games are concerned, blackjack, roulette, etc. I can't imagine a reason why casinos wouldn't be bashing down casinorobot's doors to enable their platform on the software. I shudder to think about how much money microgaming makes off of their autoplay features, seems to me that this would be the same thing.

[jetset]

Mugwump's comments, particularly in his first paragraph are valid i.m.o. and have been confirmed by expert views in news articles I have seen recently. Unfortunately that probably won't help the less skilled player.

And I'm with him 100 percent on this: "My complaint against the site is that it condones collusion and even offers strategies and services that can get someone started down this path. As far as I'm concerned, for this alone, everyone in the company should be dragged out to the street and shot."

This is a sad situation in a player sense and from an industry perspective. The detractors of online gaming in general and Internet poker in particular will lap this questionable approach up - I can only imagine what some of the anti-gambling media will do with it.

[pokeraddict]

IMO bots are not as big of an issue as some want to make them. People over and over again have had their accounts closed, names banned, and funds confiscated for this. Some slip through the cracks of course but their time will come. Besides how can a bot read players habits, know who the fish are, play in a wild game or play shorthanded? It cant! No way a computer program can adjust to any factor outside a full average type game.

[m249a]

Besides how can a bot read players habits, know who the fish are, play in a wild game or play shorthanded? It cant! No way a computer program can adjust to any factor outside a full average type game.

The cpu in Star trek can..... . .

[nafanny29]

IMO bots are not as big of an issue as some want to make them. People over and over again have had their accounts closed, names banned, and funds confiscated for this. Some slip through the cracks of course but their time will come. Besides how can a bot read players habits, know who the fish are, play in a wild game or play shorthanded? It cant! No way a computer program can adjust to any factor outside a full average type game.

Well said pokeraddict, bots are no match for any half decent poker player IMO. Maybe on a loose, low limit game they will win, but on a $10-$20 or higher table they will get stuffed every time. (thats why Beldar sticks to $1-$2 )

[oldman]

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Poker Academy, a leading software developer of poker products, has donated $13,000 in software to Lehigh University for students in computer science and engineering to use in artificial intelligence (AI) research projects.

Hector Munoz-Avila, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, said the donated software will be used in "Artificial Intelligence: Game Programming," a course offered last fall for the first time that will be taught again next fall.

The goal of the students using the donated software in the new class, which Munoz-Avila teaches, will be to make better, more challenging computer games that adapt to a player's behavior, style and level of skill.

"Only a few games currently employ adaptive artificial intelligence, which is also called machine learning," said Munoz-Avila, who has a grant from the Naval Research Laboratory to study game programming. "Most are 'hard-coded' to operate at a fixed level or levels.

"Adaptive AI is code that allows computer software to adapt over time to a players' skill levels and even to improvements they make," said Munoz-Avila. "A chess game equipped with adaptive AI will 'dumb down' in a few moves against an inexperienced player, but play tougher against a grandmaster."

"We are pleased to be part of this on-going research and development initiative of artificial gaming intelligence," said Kurt Lange, president of Poker Academy. "The AI gaming platform for our poker product, which was developed over more than 10 years, has computer opponents that actually think like humans. Since the game gets better as the player improves, the game is always challenging and thus a very effective learning tool. We look forward to seeing what the CSE students come up with."

The students in Munoz-Avila's game-programming class study and develop algorithms, which are methods of encoding programs that tell computers how to solve problems. The students will use their algorithms to study the software robots, or bots, that are created to replace human beings in poker, hearts and other online games.

Other goals of the students will be to determine how "smart" computers can be made and whether AI gives unfair advantages to the bots or machines against which humans play computer games.

Munoz-Avila said that Jarret Raim, a graduate student in computer science, found the Poker Academy online, looked at its API (application program interface, a way in which programs communicate), and found it could "talk" to other programs, making it a good fit for the Lehigh game programming course.

"Our interest is that this game has a very nice API that we can interface with our machine learning programs," said Munoz-Avila.

About Poker Academy

Poker Academy is a leading software developer of poker products. The company develops the world's most advanced Texas Hold'em poker learning tool, Poker Academy Pro, utilizing world renowned artificial intelligence developed over 10 years, designed to help users learn, adapt and improve their poker skills. Poker Academy Pro includes No Limit, Limit and Tournament play along with many feature-rich components. Poker Academy is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, and has U.S. office in Minnetonka, MN.

About Lehigh University

Lehigh University, a nationally ranked teaching and research institution, offers distinctive interdisciplinary and hands-on programs, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in colleges of arts and sciences, business and economics, education, and engineering and applied science.

So it's only the very beginning... get ready for the World Online Poker Bot Tour in the nearest future..!

[wolla]

Is Beldar really a bot? I have seen him/it often at Interpoker and everyone says he's a bot!?

[nafanny29]

He is either a bot or the best customer crypto has.
He is playing almost every time im on crypto, whether its evening or 6am! PS he folds to a re-raise unless he has the stone cold nuts