Just like money and cheating, in the online world where there is money there will be bots. This goes well beyond online poker though, and in fact there are many more profitable pursuits for a bot maker than online poker.
Even so, there are a dedicated few that constantly try to improve their bots to be able to take a profit from online poker sites. And it certainly is a tempting proposition; having a bot that could play profitably for you while you slept comfortably in your bed or watched tv would be a wonderful situation to be in.
The reality is not like this.
But yes there will always be people that try to run bots at online poker rooms. There are obviously no proper figures to back this up. Some guesses put the number of bots playing online at about one in ten. The highest figure I have seen quoted is three in ten.
It could be a scary though to think that you could be sitting at a table of four or five players and three of them are bots.
It needn’t be though.
The bot that can play like a human has not been written yet. If you are paying attention at the tables, any automated play will soon become obvious to you. And instead of being a problem for you, it will turn into a profitable opportunity.
Just like with real people, if you can predict what a bot will do in any given situation then you can take advantage of that knowledge to turn a profit.
At this time there are a number of sites that offer commercial poker bots. They are usually priced in a range between $50 and $200. Think about that for a moment. If you had a bot that could make a profit from playing poker, how much do you think you could make in one day? Maybe $200? Even if you could only make $50 from your bot in one day, why would you sell that same bot for $50?
You would run the risk of having that bot take some of your profit, or become noticed by the poker room and end up with your own bot banned. Risk your daily income for $50? I don’t think so.
If ever there is a consistent profitable bot created I don’t think that we will see it for sale online.
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