Detecting Bots: Uncovering Insights from GGPoker Data Analysis

Detecting Bots: Uncovering Insights from GGPoker Data Analysis

This report exists solely thanks to datamaning and mass data analysys (MDA)

I have examined cash games on GGPoker over th

04 April 2024 at 02:30 AM
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This is kind of genius ngl


by ranka

How I can import these hands into PT4? I can import, but getting lots of errors and all postflop play is gone. So I need some kind of converter to get these hands into Poker Tracker?

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Any1?


by MoViN.tArGeT

well 2+2 is a shitty rec forum now. may as well be reddit poker. most pros dont visit it or retired and are recs now

actually its not shitty, im post here for few nerds who is able to understand to influence the situation, and not to scare the mass market


by ranka

How I can import these hands into PT4?

Just update PT4 to Hand2note, bro


by TylerRM

Just update PT4 to Hand2note, bro

I am poor Estonian bumhunter rat. So, my honey, no money! 😃

But being serious. No other way to import these hands into PT4?

Also, I am the only one, who noticed that "DeadMansHand8" (player who mentioned 1st post) have played more than 500K hands in one year (probably more because of datamine not collecting 100% hands) before caught?

Top winning and top active reg, and GGPoker security didnt notice?


by ranka

How I can import these hands into PT4? I can import, but getting lots of errors and all postflop play is gone. So I need some kind of converter to get these hands into Poker Tracker?

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Hey guys,
We got a new batch of bots operating in GG games, I suspect these are from the same creator as the previous ones that I reported a few months back and got them banned.
Strategy is modified a little bit, but a lot of characteristics are somewhat same - exploiting the positivity of the playing pools, adjusting sizing pre/post based on the lineups, etc.

I currently play 200/500 and meet these bots only on NL200, but I see them playing at NL100 too. If any of you guys, are playing NL100 and see the same statistics as these bots have from other players, report them here and we will try to get rid of them, again...

I'm not going to give an extensive list of stats, you can check them yourself, just some key characteristics.

Current list:


These accounts are all active from 2024/07 and have put decent samples each ~30-60k+ hands.
From these stats, the most funny adjustment this time is BB 3Bet vs SB Open which is around 40% 😃
Flags that these accounts have Kazakhstan, Moldova, Norway.

Yesterday I played the evening session and both these bots were active: Xagyjy, Lab 77
They started glitching with their stack top-up function. Here are a few photos of that.


It is of course very frustrating, as they appear again and again and also they are very profitable (Their current average EV/BB 100 is like 8) and when GG bans them there is no compensation for players who played with them. So they hurt games massively for regulars & recreational.
Anyways, please do share this so we can get rid of them ASAP also check your limits for these statistical characteristics and if you found something post here.

EDIT:

Couple other bots:

teraboliss
SimpolDimpl
Garm0nika

All have the same stats as the bots above.


here is my list



by Aurum

Hey guys, We got a new batch of bots operating in GG games, I suspect these are from the same creator as the previous ones that I reported a few months back and got them banned. Strategy is modified a little bit, but a lot of characteristics are somewhat same - exploiting the positivity of the playing pools, adjusting sizing pre/post based on the lineups, etc. I currently play

When you email this info to GG, what do they do with it? Seems like bot operators wouldn’t be willing to get all accounts banned simultaneously too may times before they gave up. I assume GG just doesn’t reply?


i sent my list to GG security 3 months ago it looks like they got banned, but we got 0 refunds so there is no point to report it, they just create new accounts and GG will refund 0


by 10najkrajsi

i sent my list to GG security 3 months ago it looks like they got banned, but we got 0 refunds so there is no point to report it, they just create new accounts and GG will refund 0

Hopefully at least the account funds get confiscated - which lowers the EV of running the operation and hence discourages it


by 10najkrajsi

i sent my list to GG security 3 months ago it looks like they got banned, but we got 0 refunds so there is no point to report it, they just create new accounts and GG will refund 0

There is a point, the bot operators will eventually stop operating. Ppl need to put pressure on GG via social media to start refunding though


imaging playing losing money to botfarm after botfarm and never getting a single refund
how the **** is this the biggest room there is


Does GG Poker just take the bot winnings, or do they have to payout the culprit when they ban?
Both seem crazy.

PokerStars had a few issues back in the day, but GG Poker is just on a whole nother level.


It seems they banned the reported bots, as I haven't encountered any of the reported accounts for ~4 days now.

Answering the question about bot winnings -> It seems that they keep confiscated $ for themselves. This is third wave of bot farm that I encounter and I have played thousands of hands with them, over this period. I haven't received any compensations when they get banned, nor the email from GG reporting the issue.


by Aurum

It seems they banned the reported bots, as I haven't encountered any of the reported accounts for ~4 days now. Answering the question about bot winnings -> It seems that they keep confiscated $ for themselves. This is third wave of bot farm that I encounter and I have played thousands of hands with them, over this period. I haven't received any compensations when they get banne

It's changeable that they've just seen these threads and swapped accounts. Public reporting is great for transparency, but is transparent to the perpetrators themselves.


by norwich

It's changeable that they've just seen these threads and swapped accounts. Public reporting is great for transparency, but is transparent to the perpetrators themselves.

No, you can change screen name, but others still can see previous screen names. So these accounts are getting
banned.


by Aurum

No, you can change screen name, but others still can see previous screen names. So these accounts are getting banned.

What I mean is that if I see my bot network account has been caught out, I just load up another batch of accounts on false ID with disposable cards, and run the software on these new accounts. Take money off the old ones before confiscated and re-invest. It can't be said for certain that they've been banned, they've just stopped playing.


Thanks for this.


by Aurum

It seems they banned the reported bots, as I haven't encountered any of the reported accounts for ~4 days now. Answering the question about bot winnings -> It seems that they keep confiscated $ for themselves. This is third wave of bot farm that I encounter and I have played thousands of hands with them, over this period. I haven't received any compensations when they get banne

No Refunds AFAIK - They probably ban you for uncovering Bots with mined HHs before they refund anything^^

those infinity BB vs SB 3Bet Bots are on IPoker too


by Rakkazzar

those infinity BB vs SB 3Bet Bots are on IPoker too

Yes I imagine they are everywhere, especially in anonymous sites


while i agree that public disclosure does warn the perps, it's a far better solution than keeping it quiet


by Rakkazzar

those infinity BB vs SB 3Bet Bots are on IPoker too

Yes I imagine they are everywhere, especially in anonymous sites

Edit - sorry for double post


metaga1 and SimpolDimpl

These one look very suspicious to me. Both active.


by feature7

metaga1 and SimpolDimpl

These one look very suspicious to me. Both active.

yes, obviously both bots

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