Is there a perfect NLHE Bot? Could there be?

[vypremik]

I was reading over a post that answered a question about the toughest game and came across some discussion about a perfect poker Bot.

It seemed worth talking about so I posted my opinion here.

I love to hear people talk about the perfect Bot and how it could beat any Hold-Em player by playing defensively.

For those of you who are on the border - don't believe it.

First of all Hold-em is not only a game of skill, but also a game of luck. If what these poeple are claiming is true, that there is a perfect bot that will always win, and that players like Phil Ivey nearly mimic the bot, then Phil should ALMOST NEVER lose!

I give Phil a lot of credit, he is absolutely one of the top five players in the world at what he does (in my opinion), but it NOT beacuase of his perfect defensive play (although he is good at defense), it is because of his varied aggressive attack.

The perfect defensive bot would probably lose to the majority of the players on this forum, amateurs included. If the bot holds KQ and there is an ace on the board, the bot will ALWAYS fold to a big bet. Why? Because it is the right thing to do!

Give me that player anytime!

This talk about a bot reminds of of all of those sci-fi movies of the seventies that showed intelligent computers taking over the world. Computers and bots alike only do what they are told. That is all they can do. That is all they will ever do.

BRING ON THE BOTS!