Filed Under: Online Casino, Online Poker, Online Poker EU, Online Poker News, Online Poker USA, PokerCoder | by: Jazzy

Pokerbot Calculators Not A Scam: ICM Bot Vs. Super Mario Fishstix

super mario fishstix thinks pokerbots are not a scam

So, here at JazzyBets, we try to provide a wide range of opinions about Pokerbots and Pokerbot calculators in general, and recently Jazzy came across this interesting is pokerbot a scam riff over at the old school gamer blog, Original Nintendo. Now granted, the guy who wrote that riff, likely has a formal name, but for our purposes, in playfully addressing the curiousities of whether internet poker players should use Pokerbots, let’s call him, Super Mario Fishstix.

So Super Mario Fishstix starts off with:

First of all what exactly is Poker Bot? It is a computer program that runs on popular Poker Room clients to read your hands statistically and it recommends the players action. I would not call it a scam exactly because it does provide good statistical information but I would not advise using it.”

Let’s see, Super Mario Fishstix, almost hit the definition of an ICM Bot right. A computer program that runs concurrently with online poker room clients and reads your hand and other player’s chips statistically and executes the most statistically efficient player’s action to WIN MORE HANDS. Please eat a mushroom and get big, Super Mario Fishstix. He goes on to say that these computer programs do provide good statistical information, which is slang for, Pokerbot calculations are smarter than me.

Super Mario Fishstix continued to enlighten with:

The best question is. How can a Poker Bot pick up obvious reads and tells if it’s information is based on numbers? It can’t think for itself or make gut decisions which are crucial. There is no automatic poker winning machine I am sorry to say.

While Independent Chip Modeling can’t pick up some time-based reads and tells, the ICM Bot can play optimal ranges, so that it is statistically possible to win more all-in’s, more showdowns and more tournaments, hands down. Gut decisions and obvious reads lead to one thing, Super Mario Fishstix. Sitting out early.

A Poker Bot, like ICM Bot, for instance, that uses an algorithm synthesizing four major poker specific probability theories, is simply more accurate, more intelligent and more efficient at winning SnG tournaments, more often, over a defined period of time. Combined with multi-tabling capability and online poker room frequent player rakeback deals, this can all add up to a super double jump to your pocketbook and then some, Mario!

Save fun for your Sunday poker night with buddies Luigi and Goomba in your Zelda garage. ICM Bot never gets tired, never feels emotions like “Why didn’t I go All-in on That”, never gets sidetracked by distractions or anything less than completely, and statistically PERFECT poker playing. Super Mario Fishstix, maybe there are no automatic poker winning machines, but that’s only because you didn’t try using the ICM Bot, every couple hours with your online poker SnG playing. Yep, that’s right. You can turn ICM Bot on or off, on demand, even in the middle of a tournament. Oh snap! Instantaneous Poker Smarts!

Ok, we’ll offer Super Mario Fishstix a golden star for the line “If Poker Bot was used a Statistical Learning Program through Poker Rooms the idea would be more realistic to use.”

And now for the grand finale. Why Super Mario Fishstix is every ICM bot calculator player’s dream.

To become the greatest at poker a player must practice the game with friends, family, or online...”

On that note, we cleverly round out our ICM Bot versus Super Mario Fishstix showdown. We hope you had a little fun with our all-in pocket rockets at you, and we’re really glad you think Poker bots, probably are not a scam. See you at the tables, FISHSTIX!

Filed Under: Online Poker, Rise of the Poker Bots | by: Jazzy

Online Pokerbot Player Tech Round-up

Here is a comprehensive and updated list of active Poker Bots, calculators and tools that many online poker rooms permit the use of:

1. Calculatem Pro
2. Coach Rounder
3. Draw Poker Source
4. GameTime+
5. Holdem Genius
6. Holdem Indicator
7. Holdem Manager
8. Holdem Partner
9. Holdem Ranger
10. Omaha Poker Coach
11. Paragon Poker Pal
12. Poker Academy Prospector
13. PokerAce HUD
14. Pokerbility
15. Poker Buddy
16. Poker Butler
17. PokerEval
18. Poker EV
19. Poker Evolver
20. Poker Indicator
21. Poker Juggernaut
22. Poker Office
23. Poker Potjie
24. Poker Pro 2007
25. Poker Sharpener
26. Poker Sidekick
27. Poker Sniffer
28. Poker-Spy
29. PokerStat
30. Poker Stove
31. Poker Tracker
32. Poker Vitals
33. Poker Weapon
34. Poker Wingman
35. PPA Poker Calculator
36. SmartBuddy
37. Star Tracker
38. Stud Inspector v1
39. Stats for Poker
40. Telescope by SpadeIt
41. Texas Calculatem
42. ThePokerDB
43. Tournament Indicator
44. Tournament Shark
45. Table Shark

Here are some prime examples of Poker Bots that are often prohibited in all cases.

1. Advanced Poker Calculator
2. Gambot
3. hhSmithey
4. Holdem Hawk
5. Holdem Pirate
6. Holdem Inspector a.k.a. Online Holdem Inspector
7. iHH Harvester
8. Magic Holdem
9. Mandraker
10. Open Holdem Bot
11. OPI Wizard
12. PokerAnalytics
13. Poker Android
14. Poker Bot+
15. Poker Bloodhound
16. Poker Crusher
17. Poker Edge
18. Poker Inspector a.k.a. Online Poker Inspector
19. Poker Mate
20. Poker Prophecy
21. Poker Sherlock
22. Poker Table Manager
23. Real Poker Rankings
24. SharkScope
25. Sit n’ Go Brain
26. Sixth Sense
27. SmartCollector a.k.a. Mixed Harvesters
28. SpadeEye
29. Stars Hand History (SHH)
30. StarSpy
31. Texas Auto Fold
32. TheCashDB
33. WinHoldem

Poker Bot Developer Tips:

How I Built A Working Poker Bot

How I Built A Working Poker Bot - Part 2

Open Holdem Source Code

Play Online Poker Against a Poker Bot:

BluffBot 2.0

Recently added PokerBots:

Gold Buillion - Artificial Intelligence Pokerbot

PokerRNG - Reverse Random Number Generator (RNG)

Filed Under: Rise of the Poker Bots | by: Jazzy

JazzyBets Exclusive: Rise of the PokerBots

In this ongoing series of news coverage at JazzyBets, we’ll explore the Rise of the PokerBots, and their increasing use in online internet poker rooms.

Before we delve into the complexities of the Pokerbot, let’s look at one of the most famous studies of the power of PokerBots produced by the Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta. It was called “Approximating Game-Theoretic Optimal Strategies for Full-scale Poker“. Here are some interesting quotes from the study, that should prime your knowledge of poker bot logic.

Their objective was to “to create substantially improved poker-playing programs, able to defeat strong human players and be competitive against world-class opponents“, which is quite the feat.

“More than 100 participants volunteered to play against the pseudo-optimal players including many experienced players, a few masters, and one world-class player.”

Regarding poker bot logic “we call their solutions pseudo-optimal, to emphasize that there is no guarantee that the resulting approximations will be accurate, or even reasonable. Some will be low-risk propositions, while others will require empirical testing to determine if they have merit”

“… A number of interesting observations were made over the course of these games. It was obvious that most people had a lot of difficulty learning and adjusting to the computer’s style of play. In poker, knowing the basic approach of the opponent is essential, since it will dictate how to properly handle many situations that arise. Some players wrongly attributed intelligence where none was present. After losing a 1000-game match, one experienced player commented “the bot has me figured out now”, indicating that its opponent model was accurate, when in fact the pseudo-optimal player is oblivious, and does no modeling at all.”

When testing the pseudo-optimal poker bot against a world-class player, 

Here’s the money quote:  “You have a very strong program. Once you add opponent modeling to it, it will kill everyone.”