Article Request: Analysis of Bots

[jjshabado]

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The largest problem with bots, as i see it, is card sharing.

Probably its the bot-programmers own bots who gets to share the cards of the bots ppl downloaded from his site. This will give his bot an unfair dissadvantage over both other players and other bots. The cardsharing ability is of cause why the bot-programmers wants their bots to be downloaded - the more bots that share cards with the programmers bots - the more he will make.

The main dissadvantage with bots are that they tend to be predictable. this will make the better players win in the long run (if not playing agains several cardsharing bots). And many of the low limit players are in it for the thrill. They dont care if they win or loose, and if they win or loose to a semi-pro or a bot.

This may even be of advantage for onlinepoker. Bots, ensuring that games are always available for recreational players on low limits.

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Bots will get better. Its only a matter of time before they're good enough to beat the vast majority of players. I suspect its also only a matter of time before they're unbeatable by all players.

Anybody that assumes bots will stay simple and predictable is ignoring the past 5 decades of computer history. There was also a good thread in Computer Technical Help about bots:

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