Pokerbots Making Online Players Sad

Anonymous Coward wrote to mention a Wired article about the rise of Pokerbots in online gaming venues. From the article: "Smart, skilled players are rewarded in the long run, especially online, where there are plenty of beginners who would never have the nerve to sit down at a real table. But WinHoldEm isn't just smart, it's a machine. Set it to run on autopilot and it wins real money while you sleep. Flick on Team mode and you can collude with other humans running WinHoldEm at the table. For years, there has been chatter among online players about the coming poker bot infestation. WinHoldEm is turning those rumors into reality, and that is a serious problem for the online gambling business."

Comments

Re:find a flaw

[ikkonoishi]

Generally a torpedo down the exhaust port works.

If that fails try throwing an old man shooting lightning from his fingers into a conveniently placed pit to the energy core.

Re:Poker Cheaters

[sydb]

Darwin never sleeps.

Must be a bug, OSX sleeps; what version are you running?

Re:find a flaw

[SlowEmotionReplay]

"You see, pokerbots have a preset win limit. Knowing their weakness, I sent wave after wave of my own dollars at them, until they reached their limit and shut down." Zapp Brannigan

Re:Is Zonk an editor bot?

[Baricom]

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    $s->make_inflammatory();
    $s->add_random_speling_errors();
    $s->post();
    sleep(86400);
    $s->post();
  }
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