Re: 10/20 6-max .. WPEX v Stars
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I didn't say it to try and seem "cool" or anything; I was just trying to further the case of likely bots on the WPEX.
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I was saying "cool" regarding the ability to raise a particular street with air and have the bots fold. The comment had nothing to do with you specifically.
Also, it's not a matter of whether or not there are bots on WPEX. There are without question and a lot of them. From everything I've observed/logged so far, I'd guess between all limits there's easily 100+ bots on the site.
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If nothing else, I'm sure they don't lose enough (if any) overall to overcome the 100% rakeback.
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Oh, I'm sure the bots win a bunch. Especially with the ability share cards. Obviously, I have no ability to substantiate that claim. However, one thing I have looked at are what players join HU matches between a bot and non-bot. In most cases, this involves two or three bots joining a particular match. Strangely enough, I have yet to witness a bot join and human vs. human match. As I observe more I'll have to see if that trend holds true.
Further it should be obvious why this is happening (and to the degree its happening) at WPEX. Initially, there are no names in hand histories. I believe Victor mentioned UB having a 6max table where a number of players had the exact same stats within a tenth of a decimal place. Obviously, that's not a concern for the bots at WPEX. Secondly, it's rake free poker. Bots can card-share, with limited (or none at all) explicit collusion, play straight up against one another, and not lose rake to the site.
Further, I really think that 90%+ of the bots on this site are run by the same person/network. My ideas about card-sharing sort of lend itself to this.
The real problem is proving this. Again there are no hand histories. And, as long as the people running these bots have the technology to avoid WPEX's detection methods it's a difficult chore.
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