Bots are strongly considered cheating, or at least very poor form, in the online poker world. You already know this... and you already know that most reputable poker sites block such bots...if they catch you, they will do all in their power to make sure you don't ever access their sites again.

I assumed this was the case, but not having played in several years, I didn't want to make such a claim without being sure, so thanks. On the one hand, the sites get their cut regardless of whether the players are human or bots. On the other hand, if the bots consistently beat the humans -- which they probably would, since most amateurs play so emotionally -- the humans will quit playing and the business model will collapse.

Also, it just doesn't pass the smell test. If you had a bot or the data that would allow you to beat the field without getting caught, you wouldn't sell it. You'd set it up to run 24/7 from as many different computers as you could get accounts on, and rake in the winnings for yourself. Selling a can't-lose scheme is a sure sign that you don't expect it to work for long, if ever.

Aaron B.
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In reply to Re^2: Poker Datamine by aaron_baugher
in thread Poker Datamine by bennierounder

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