Invasion of the Poker Bots?

January 31, 2010 by Curtom
Filed under Poker Resources

Online poker has been around since 1997. We have seen so many online poker rooms come and go over that period of time while some have been able to maintain their clientele and truly prosper during the poker boom. Certainly poker players are some of the most intelligent people I have spent time around but their are also those that consider themselves to be “clever” and smarter than everyone else. Those are the kinds of players that concern me when the talk turns to poker bots.

Poker bots or “bots” are illegal software programs that will play the optimum poker strategy in a hand and will do so until such time that the buy-in is gone or the game is over. In other words bots can sometimes give a poker player an un-fair advantage because of their rote response to all situations. Unlike humans they will not make mathematical mistakes. Bots are outlawed for those reasons alone. If you are caught using a bot on your poker account all of your earnings could be subject to confiscation. That is an awfully hefty price to pay for a “maybe.”

So if you happen upon a site that advertises these kinds of programs and “guarantees” you that it will increase your bankroll – DON’T BELIEVE IT!

Bots are bad and there are serious legal repercussions for using them. Learn the game and play it well when you do and you will be rewarded accordingly.