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Online Poker Played by Bots?

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:31:26 +0000

I’ve just read one of the most interesting stories I’ve read for a while. Concern is growing in online chat rooms and news groups devoted to poker that sophisticated card-playing robots – known as “bots” in the nomenclature of the Web – are being used on commercial gambling sites to fleece newcomers, the strategy-impaired and maybe even above-average players.

A bot capable of playing against the best humans definitely already exists. The University of Alberta’s Computer Poker Research Group has developed an artificially intelligent automaton known as “Vex Bot,” capable of playing poker at the master level, though as yet it can only apply its gambling genius to two-player games. Vex Bot has been used by researchers to test the frontiers of artificial intelligence – and as the basis for a commercial poker tutorial program, Poki’s Poker Academy — but some fear it may become a blueprint for programmers with more sinister motives.

Given that games like Hold’em are quite simple enough (and the players bad enough), it makes sense to me that a quite simple bot could take a human player who can’t work out the odds of winning each hand correctly, to the cleaners.

As online gambling increases will we see more of this? Will people start downloading programs to run on their desktops to tell them what to do with each hand? I think it will kind of take the fun out of playing online if it becomes a test of ‘my bot against your bot’ rather than ’skill’.

Skeptics – and there are many – argue the complexities of the game and the changing strategies ensure that creation of a program that can “read” opponents’ cards using screen scanning techniques and respond in real time is years away at best.

By: Everton Blair

Why Online Poker is Better Than Land Based Poker

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:39:35 +0000

Online Poker has become the greatest hit in the online gambling industry, being current cash cow and source of income for many people involved. It provides an unique opportunity for the world’s top players, who enjoy poker action against each other or any player without leaving home.

In my humble opinion online poker rooms have many advantages over land based poker rooms, if compared.

One of the most logical thing to mention first is “no travelling”. You don’t have to pay for the cab to visit your local casino. It also helps you save time, which means more poker action for you. More poker action simply means that you can play more poker and playing more poker means more game experience and bigger skill.

Online poker rooms usually have bigger selection of games than land based ones and also offer better opportunities to learn the game without you feeling uncomfortable – in the internet everyone is anonymous, so no staring eyes, mean looks or fist shaking.

In the internet you can play multiple tables at once. It increases your win rate and will probably raise your profits too, because you most likely end up playing 200 or more hands per hour. Now, how sick is that – it’s 4 times more than in land based poker room!

Also – and that’s one of my favorite aspects of online poker – there’s no real dealer in online poker rooms. That means no tips and I like it (sorry, dealers and dealerettes!). I recommend you to start counting the money you give away to dealers when playing at a casino – you probably notice that you “donate” more money to dealers than casino edge would take from you anyway, in the long run that is. Also, when there’s no dealer, there’s no dealer mistakes made.

Even though I mentioned earlier that you can end up playing more than 200 hands per hour, I assure that you have more time to concentrate on your strategy and play without pressure (no external pressures like too sexy dealers or other similar factors).

Online poker rooms also give out bonuses, which rarely happens in land based poker rooms. That means more money and more money means more poker! Have fun!

By: Ralf Vinogradov

Casino Winning Advice, Tips & Strategies Revealed!

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:11:58 +0000

So I thought I’d throw together my best collection of gambling tips you can use to win more money at the casino while you’re gambling. The whole name of the game is to win as much money as you can. The very best advice I am about to give you is this. Keep a limit to your losses and a winnings limit. Once you hit either, stop.

Casino winning advice & strategies #1 – You will typically find the looser paying slot machines near the bar or lounge. Some areas where you will find tighter paying machines include around the table games. Simply because the casino does not want their table players annoyed by the sounds of winning machines.

Casino winning tips & advice #2 – When you are playing blackjack, I highly recommend that you hit on a 16. You will lose if the dealer hits higher then a 16, so why not take the added risk of taking another card. Cards 1-5 can land you a win on your hand of blackjack!

Casino winning strategies & advice #3 – Whatever you do while playing roulette don’t fall for betting on: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. They have a 2.5% greater edge towards the casino winning then the other bets. Another good tip to win is to stay away from the single number bets. Since they are hard to win.

Casino winning tips & strategies #4 – The best paying game that is played in most casinos is none other then poker. Study up on this game if you don’t know it well and practice daily. You can actually win more money from playing poker then most casino games so play it!

By: Michael Vickers