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Online Poker And Software

Playing online poker has become not just more and more popular over the last years, it has also been a profitable area for professional players and part-time players who understand that with the right software they have an edge over other players. Such software includes poker indicators which help you to understand your chances of winning better or database software that helps you to profile other poker players to analyze and beat their playing style. This article talks about poker robots also known as poker bots.

What Is A Poker Bot

A poker bot is a program that is able to play poker hands on its own. It is a software solution that enables someone to fire up their poker software, sit down at a poker table and let the bot play the game on its own.

Types Of Poker Bots

Basically there are three different type of bots around. The first one falls in the category "click slaves", meaning those type of programs clicks the right buttons, but does not really what to do. Win Hold'em is an example of this. You need to be a programmer to make them play correctly, as you have to add your own playing instructions (your own profiles) to it. The second category is what I call "third party brains", for example Online Poker Inspector. It usually uses some type of poker odds software that gives playing advice based on the situation, but often has not too many variations programmed, so other poker poker players can "profile" such a poker bot and play accordingly against it. The last third category are self contained poker bots. You just open the program, choose a couple of options to adapt your profile or stage of poker play (like you play tight in the beginning and get more lose in the final stages), open the poker room, get in a game, click start and minimize the bot program. Those kind of programs are usually recommended, however often quite pricey.

What To Expect From A Bot

Any good poker player knows that it is not just about playing "the correct hands". A poker bot for example that cant be fine tuned will soon be discovered by other poker players to play "just one play style" and then will be played against accordingly.Therefore don't run a poker bot without supervision on auto-play. What a good poker bot can do is to get you for example through the opening stages in tournaments or SitNGos, so you can take over a the final stage and play yourself. Or you go and change the settings during play periods to show different playing styles which makes the bot appear like a real person. So while a bot can make you good money, it requires still poker skills to know how to use it and when to shift gears during a poker game. Some players also prefer to use bots for bonus hunting where they for example play games where they use rakeback offers or casino bonuses offered for games such as Black Jack.

Scam Artists Online Selling Bots

There are so many fake websites out there that promise you a money heaven when you buy their poker bot software and never send you even one file after you did send your payment. The best way to make sure you are not getting scammed when buying a poker bot is simple - look for a free trial that you can use before you purchase it. If a company is not able to offer a fully functional trial version then you risk losing your money if the software does not do what the sales page did promise. Also be aware if they only offer paypal as only payment option, as they very likely not give your money back if you are unhappy with your purchase.

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Matthew Blake plays professional poker since 1997 and also does other form gambling, including roulette and lottery systems. He writes articles about winning players strategies and often contributes to blogs and membership sites such as www.firstpokerhelp.com">http://www.firstpokerhelp.com