Robots Not a Welcome Addition to Online PokerRobots Not a Welcome Addition to Online Poker
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While people enjoy the help of automated aids throughout their daily lives, one place they don’t want to see them interfering is at their favorite online card rooms. Automated poker software, also known as robots, are not welcome at the poker table and have become a very sore subject for many players, as well as Internet poker rooms like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, PartyPoker and the rest.

Robots are computer programs that either assist, or in some cases, replace the human player at the online poker table. The software calculates hand probabilities and bets based on those calculations, eliminating much of the strategy of the game and improving its owner’s odds by only playing the most winnable hands.

As more players attempt to make money playing poker, robots have become more attractive. Players can maintain a large number of games simultaneously without making careless mistakes. In addition, players are able to reprogram the software, changing the playing style and making it virtually impossible to detect.

While effective, using robots to play is a violation of the terms and conditions of the poker sites. Players caught cheating in this manner can lose playing privileges and in some cases, have winnings confiscated by the site. This is what happened to Lary Kennedy and Greg Omotoy in 2009 when Full Tilt Poker accused them of robot use and confiscated more than $80,000 from their account.

While poker players want to win and make money at the tables, robots are not welcome additions to the game. Players want to enjoy the thrill of betting and winning, without having to think that another player is getting an unfair advantage.

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