will poker-bots bring down online gaming?

andyandy · 22nd May 2006, 02:55 PM

i posted a similar thread on the comp. section....but it's a bit slow in there....thought it would be a bit more lively here

i play some poker online - although it seems to me that it's pretty open to exploitation - player collusion seems inevitable on the higher limit tables.....

but my question was about poker playing bots.....is the technology out there already for a bot to beat an average-joe player?
I also play chess, but would never play that for money online because the best chess programs (Deep Blue/something.... ?) can beat the best human player....

if the technology isnt already out there i would imagine it's gonna be within the next few years - which begs the question, is online poker in the ****? As soon as poker-bots are widely available then that would be curtains for a multi-million dollar industry....

interesting articles on it.....

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-s...5&in_page_id=5

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-s...3&in_page_id=5

time to sell those party poker shares guys

NB. original thread on http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=57190

NB NB.....if this breaks some forum rule then i apologise in advance mr and mrs moderators....

Almo · 23rd May 2006, 11:05 AM

your URLs are busted. The ... are in them.

ETA: I see. you copied them from the other thread, but they were too long.

Here are the real ones:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-s...5&in_page_id=5

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-s...3&in_page_id=5

andyandy · 23rd May 2006, 03:12 PM

cheers Almo....

maybe that's why this thread's bombed.....or maybe it's just that no-one gives a ****.......

or maybe........

the bot-programmers have hacked JREF to supress the truth......

22nd May 2006, 02:55 PM	#1
andyandy anthropomorphic ape Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: up a tree Posts: 8,192	will poker-bots bring down online gaming? i posted a similar thread on the comp. section....but it's a bit slow in there....thought it would be a bit more lively here i play some poker online - although it seems to me that it's pretty open to exploitation - player collusion seems inevitable on the higher limit tables..... but my question was about poker playing bots.....is the technology out there already for a bot to beat an average-joe player? I also play chess, but would never play that for money online because the best chess programs (Deep Blue/something.... ?) can beat the best human player.... if the technology isnt already out there i would imagine it's gonna be within the next few years - which begs the question, is online poker in the ****? As soon as poker-bots are widely available then that would be curtains for a multi-million dollar industry.... interesting articles on it..... http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-s...5&in_page_id=5 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-s...3&in_page_id=5 time to sell those party poker shares guys NB. original thread on http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=57190 NB NB.....if this breaks some forum rule then i apologise in advance mr and mrs moderators....
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23rd May 2006, 11:05 AM	#2
Almo Masterblazer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 6,405	your URLs are busted. The ... are in them. ETA: I see. you copied them from the other thread, but they were too long. Here are the real ones: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-s...5&in_page_id=5 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-s...3&in_page_id=5
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23rd May 2006, 03:12 PM	#3
andyandy anthropomorphic ape Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: up a tree Posts: 8,192	cheers Almo.... maybe that's why this thread's bombed.....or maybe it's just that no-one gives a ****....... or maybe........ the bot-programmers have hacked JREF to supress the truth......
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