What Are the Risks and Benefits of Using Bot Poker Solutions?
An Area of Poker Today Exists in Gaming: Speed, Consistency and Ability to Analyze Thousands of Hands of Poker While Humans Only Analyze Dozens of Hands of Poker.
With AI, you can discover which type of errors you are making, what types of errors you are making and give you a plan to achieve one single goal versus going back and forth between two extremes of emotions from one session to the next at the low to mid-stakes level. Emotional back-and-forth at the low to mid-stakes level is much costlier than brilliant play from a player every now and then.
With AI, you can learn and grow as a player through your own experiences that you have learned from training. There is no way to replicate this process using charts and models of traditional methodology: Multi-Turn Situations, Short Stacks, Rake Variance Between Rooms, Regional Trend Pools. Modern workflows generally utilize historical data to show how people act in real-time. AI classifiers can identify trends over time, common IP addresses, group behaviors, etc. With the information you will be able to maintain casual flow and protect rake.
How Bot Poker Affects Rake and Casual Traffic
Automated decision-making eliminates the quality of your seat and discourages casual players thereby reducing the potential pool of players. And we all pay for that. Account action: Rooms will begin auditing and freezing your account during the audit without fully disclosing what they are looking for. After the audit, if the room decides you used tools that are prohibited, you will be banned forever. Downtime: Client updates may eliminate screen readers, patches to the client’s security may prevent tournaments from starting on time, misconfigured environments may prevent you from playing for weeks. Many players have concerns about their data privacy due to the poor design of software that enables telemetry, unreported network calls and poor design of update channels that enable sensitive information to leak and potentially harm your financial position.
Risk to Reputation and Finances
Incorrectly selected pool of players, stakes format, and you will be negative on your curve. There is also the risk to your reputation. Due to association with a shared IP address, or your time zone/GPS does not match you will be flagged and manually audited. If a cluster is identified, then all accounts around the cluster will be audited as well. This is the manner of enforcement currently utilized.
Operator Policies Regarding Making Decisions at the Poker Table
Below are the operator policies regarding making decisions at the poker table: “All decisions made at the poker table should be made without the assistance of any outside source…” “Any chart or reference materials that are referenced during play are strictly prohibited.” Violating operator policies can result in a permanent ban and confiscation of your funds. PokerStars maintains a live list of prohibited applications and tools that include tools that play for you, tools that provide you with real-time suggestions, tools that automatically select your seat, auto-clicker tools and tools that calculate advanced equities during play. CoinPoker has a very explicit policy about AI: “Artificial intelligence, including ‘robots’, is strictly prohibited… all players are strictly prohibited from utilizing any form of real-time assistance.”
That is not history, that is happening right now. Enforcement is publicly available. An example of this is 888poker reported they banned 161 accounts for using AI (bots/ratas) and returned $362,893 to 4,068 players in 2023. The message is clearly defined: rooms develop broad limits, continuously update those limits and rapidly respond to emerging trends.
Safe Ways to Use Bot Poker Solutions
Prior to beginning to play poker (training), utilize artificial intelligence to assist in your decision-making. While you are playing, do not run an automated solution to provide you with suggestions on how to act. Do not run a trainer or equity calculator during the session. The following types of applications/tools cannot be used during a session: those that require access to your screen and/or provide you with advice while your poker client is open. Review written policies regarding the utilization of such tools. Review the current list of prohibited tools for the room in which you plan to play. Create a hypothetical ROI (return on investment) model based upon 100 hand units. Stress test this model by creating several different scenarios (not promises). Create a basic ROI model based upon 100 hand units and then stress test it using adverse conditions. Establish a method for training using verifiable methodology. Identify areas where you commit errors and then export your hand histories so that you can identify patterns of play.
Perform the same template each week for your hands. Test your solutions independently of your bankroll. If you are unsure about the update channel and telemetry information do not install these next to your bank roll/wallet. Establish good habits. Backup your database weekly. Update your operating system. Avoid overlays while playing. Gradually build volume. Do not add more tables until you achieve four consecutive weeks of consistent volume at your current level of volume. If you experience a decline in results when adding more volume, return to your baseline before increasing your sample size. Simply put – not trendy – but intelligent.
Creating a Realistic ROI Model for Bot Poker Solutions
Create a realistic ROI model based upon units, not fantasies. Units represent 100 hands. A realistic ROI model would look like this: EV per 100 = win rate * BBV – fuel cost per 100 – overhead per 100. Include all recurring proxy fees, VPS charges, etc. as part of your recurring overhead per 100 hands. If you paid a $1,000 access fee and anticipate playing 300,000 hands in six months, your access fee over that six month period will be approximately $0.33 per 100 hands. Create a worst case scenario ROI model, not a best case scenario. Create your ROI model based upon a minus 3BB per 100 hands for four weeks and see if your plan holds. Only add volume to your game when three criteria have been met for four consecutive weeks.
Criteria to Evaluate Performance of Poker Bots
To ensure your poker bot is functioning properly, measure it against the following key performance criteria:
- EV line consistency and results: your EV line must display the same numbers as your results – preferably within ±1 standard deviation. Your results and the performance of your bot should be statistically consistent and remain steady.
- Stabilizing seat quality metrics: track position, blind frequency, table edge frequency – these metrics should become stabilized or improve gradually with time – they should not dramatically change from session to session.
- Clean digital hygiene: your digital space must be free of anomalies – avoid duplicate IPs, unusual traffic patterns, and spikes in latency. Maintaining clean digital hygiene helps keep you under radar and improves your session experience.
Do not continue to build volume if any of the above points are broken – first fix your problem, then you can build volume.
How PokerBotAI Works Within Policy Limits
Requirements to Set Up
In order to run PokerBotAI, you must have an Android client running on windows using LDPlayer. The decision-making engine operates from a remote server; a web admin panel allows users to view stats, manage settings and track tables. The minimum equipment requirements to run PokerBotAI include a mid-level processor and a base video card. Sessions run smoothly in LDPlayer.
There are three modes of operation of PokerBotAI
- Manual mode – ideal for users who want to view trends/patterns while playing at a poker table.
- Semi-automatic mode – ideal for users that want to run drills against weak opponents at lower stakes, or at private tables.
- Fully automatic mode – ideal for clubs using bots to manage their bot usage and maintain a stable ecosystem.
Free Trial and Initial Room Access Fee for Continued Support
PokerBotAI offers a free trial to allow our customers to develop their workflows prior to committing to purchasing the software. The initial room access fee to continue support and updates is $.01 USD per 100 hands played. Payments can be made via USDT and/or other payment types.
Tools to Help Evaluate Expected Value (EV) and Select Seats
The web admin panel allows you to evaluate EV by location and time. The table selection tools allow you to assess seat quality; however, there is a limitation to their effectiveness based upon proper usage and understanding of limitations.
Recommendations for Safe Use of Bots
- All instances must operate on separate IP.
- GPS, Time Zone and IP must match.
- Do not exceed your daily volume.
- Limit days where you run high volumes of study due to increased audits.
- If your performance decreases revert back to a previous version and reset your baseline.
Mini FAQ
Is it acceptable to utilize any form of AI while I am playing on larger sites?
Yes, but only to a very limited extent. Only static and simple reference material can be acceptable while any form of AI that evaluates advanced equities or gives you guidance in real-time while you are playing is not. Always check the site’s current policy page prior to sitting down.
What is the safest way to use AI so I do not get banned?
Use decision-making software only when your client is closed. Use AI only for post-session review and training purposes, never for real-time guidance. If a tool makes it difficult to determine the difference between the two, do not use it while you are playing.
How do I create an ROI Model When Testing Automation?
Create an ROI model in units of 100 hands. EV/100 = win rate * BBV – fuel cost / 100 – overhead / 100 – amortized fee / 100. Create a downside case, and only add volume once you meet the four consecutive week criteria.