Poker Bots In Online Poker

Online poker sites are extremely profitable Internet businesses. Annual revenue is estimated at over 3 million dollars a year. That’s big by anyone’s standards and there are millions of poker players around the world who want to get a piece of that action. Online poker bots have become the player’s secret weapon to make money, but skill and knowledge are still the most important ingredients needed to win on a consistent basis against online computers. The poker bot can help, but the player still makes the difference.

Poker bots or bots, as everyone calls them have been in use since 2003. Online poker sites didn’t want them around when they were first introduced, now some poker sites pay software companies a commission if a player uses a poker bot. A poker bot is a program that helps a player bet, raise and fold at appropriate times during a game. Poker bots are programmed with poker strategies and also can be programmed by the player to perform certain functions during a game. Some poker bots have an auto mode, so the player can leave the computer and still play.

Other online poker bot team up with other players and as we all know that’s not how poker was meant to be played, so there is some unethically behavior on certain online poker sites. Using a poker bot can be expensive, especially if the cards dealt are not playable. The poker bot has no control over how the computer deals a hand. A run of bad hands could cost the player money even when a poker bot is being used.

Some players like to use a poker bot in low-limit games where inexperienced players try to increase their skills. Poker bots can be very effective in these games because the other players may not know that bots exist. Experienced players don’t fear poker bots, they are usually easy to detect and easy to beat with the right knowledge. Poker bots are forbidden on some online poker sites and can be detected easily, so the player using a bot must continually change the style of play in order to go undetected.

Writing a program for a winning poker bot software is not easy and is extremely time consuming. In fact, any one who can write a program that wins at poker all the time would be better off playing poker. Using a poker bot is not illegal, but it does violate the terms and conditions of certain sites. It’s a good idea to do some research and use a poker bot on sites that accept them.