Recognizing bots
Ive seen complaints about online poker bots on numerous occasions.
How do you recognize bots?
Especially on sites where you cannot track, like GG poker.
What would be typical bot behavior?
Not that im concerned about bots, I just accept that they are likely there and cannot do much about it.
I'm also a bit skeptical about the ability to even recognize them, but maybe I'm just clueless.
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Ive seen complaints about online poker bots on numerous occasions.How do you recognize bots?Especially on sites where you cannot track, like GG poker. What would be typical bot behavior?Not that im concerned about bots, I just accept that they are likely there and cannot do much about it. I'm also a bit skeptical about the ability to even recognize them, but maybe I'm just clu
I think the hardest part is that good bots usually try very hard not to look robotic anymore.
A lot of people focus on timing tells, but population tendencies are probably more important. Extremely stable frequencies, almost no emotional deviations, weirdly consistent sizings over massive samples etc.
That said, I also think many players massively overestimate how many bots they actually encounter and underestimate how tough modern regs have become.
I'm inclined to think people overestimate this as well.
I do remember some analysis from party poker fast forward data that showed a hand full of players with near identical stats over massive samples. With lots of data this is something you can do . And the things you mention make sense as well.
But on a site like GG where tracking is not possible it becomes all pretty subjective based on what players think to see at the table. Timing perhaps, but that has to be a pretty lousy bot. Randomizing some timing should be the easiest thing to implement.
Ignition???
