tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:42:57 +0000newsarticlePokerlegislationPokerbotUIGEAWinHoldemFull TiltcheatE-walletsPoker BotPoker TipsvideoBankingWSOPWTOWinscrapeWorld Series of PokerESPNKenneth BatemanPoker HistoryrakebacksecuritytutorialBellagioChip TricksFirepayHDTVHarrah'sNetellerOpenHoldemPBWCPhil IveyPoker StarsPoker Table ConstructionUltimate BetYahooYouTellerdiggdigg banrakeriverboatscamsleight of handNews and views on the world of online poker from the pokerbot and artificial intelligence player's perspectivehttp://robopoker.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-383698128415191730Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:55:00 +00002008-01-31T11:59:06.473-05:00The European Commission has today instigated legal action against Sweden and Germany in a final effort to ensure compliance with the European Union’s directive on the free movement of services. The EU’s Internal Market Commissioner, Charlie McCreevy, has given Sweden two months in which to show that prohibitive measures against poker games and tournaments are compatible with EU law. Sweden’s http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2008/01/european-commission-sues-sweden-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-6435000232979771471Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:23:00 +00002008-01-01T14:42:15.915-05:00legislationnewsMy condolences to all of you German residents out there. It looks like your country has banned online poker much as the United States did with the UIEGA.The new law prohibits all Web-based gambling, wagering and betting over the Internet, specifically including the placement of bets with companies located in other countries. Some are suggesting that this will even force German ISP companies to http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2008/01/german-online-gambling-ban-on-horizon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-1061232718901780662Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:20:00 +00002007-12-29T00:33:54.393-05:00For my New Year's resolution, I'm going to create a new pokerbot with OpenHoldem.I will create this bot transparently, here, on this blog...step by step. We'll start from the beginning, so if you are looking for a tutorial or guide to get started botting from ground zero, this may be the place. My goal is to create an ABC, typical tight aggressive, bot that can be easily modified. I won't be http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-free-poker-bot-for-new-year-no-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-1170489280558439616Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:14:00 +00002007-12-22T02:24:08.475-05:00legislationnewsWTOThanks to Mark Gritter for pointing out that the WTO reached a decision allowing Antigua to ignore United States copyrights worth up to $21,000,000 per year. That's practically nothing on the international scale.Bad news, but on the plus side I've had no difficulties at all with Poker Stars E-checks. Quick and easy deposit method for any US or Canadian players looking to scratch their texas http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/antigua-settles-with-us-over-gambling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-1899481197201386605Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:35:00 +00002007-12-21T14:42:36.222-05:00A moment of silence for our fallen comrades and the hundreds of thousands of dollars Full Tilt has confiscated. Reportedly, Full Tilt has begun redistributing the siezed funds after concluding that they were using artificial intelligence software or pokerbots at the low limit NL ring games as well as higher heads-up fixed limit tables.japinthesackbeatme1pokergirl zFT Bot Busthttp://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/more-bots-busted-at-full-tilt-poker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-1492687921714020417Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:34:00 +00002007-12-21T14:24:21.901-05:00articlelegislationnewsWTOIn their never ending fight to protect us from ourselves, the United States government pens a settlement with the European Union to continue the US prohibition of online poker.If you've been following at all, you know that Antigua has caused quite a stink in the WTO. They haven't taken kindly to America's gambling prohibition which violates a WTO (World Trade Organization) ruling. Antigua had http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/us-wto-gaming-deal-bypasses-antigua.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-8026593948536130137Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:45:00 +00002007-12-20T04:06:54.852-05:00Smoking hot Ashley Leggat at the Luxor casino donking off for some Nicky Hilton poker tournament. Why don't they ever look this good at my table? I'm sure it's more difficult to count outs, calculate equity, and read your opponent with a girl like this batting her eyes at you.I think I'd sacrifice a bit of my winrate for that kind of view.http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/fold-call-whatever-you-say-miss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-862819192215572152Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:58:00 +00002007-12-20T03:11:15.666-05:00articlescamAn acquaintance of mine just fell for a variation on his Full Tilt Poker account. The scam is the same, only the payment service changes between wire transfer, paypal, or in this case...an online gambling account. It's quite ingenious, actually.First of all, the criminal befriends his victim at a low limit table. He becomes a regular, chatting it up and letting slip how he'd be playing at http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/classic-money-laundering-fraud-scam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-450068763398849601Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:51:00 +00002007-12-11T15:35:46.788-05:00articlecheatnewsThe axe has fallen. BluffMedia (Bluff Magazine) has officially fired Managing Editor Chris Vaughn. After initially supporting him following the Mizzi/Vaughn account sharing fiasco at the Full Tilt $1,000,000 tournament, Bluff must have hoped that the story would dry up and blow away. One week of mounting industry pressure, however, has left the cheater Chris Vaughn on the soup line.Matthew http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/bluff-fires-chris-vaughn-after-cheating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-2429271089978792902Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:26:00 +00002007-12-06T14:54:33.107-05:00There seems to be a LOT of interest in OpenHoldem, the exciting new open source bot platform, and rightly so. In my previous post I neglected to mention the official OpenHoldem forum hosted by MaxInMontreal of winholdem forum fame. It's already gained the attention of quite a few botters/coders and I predict that forum will be a new hot spot for pokerbot discussion. Hot spot means quality, not http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/open-holdem-pokerbot-source-code.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-1611802091133105215Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:16:00 +00002007-12-05T18:06:52.318-05:00articlenewsNo more debating. They've both come clean.Mizzi bought Vaughn's account when the tournament was down to the final three tables, logged in, then resumed the tournament(ultimately winning), and still denies that he cheats in tournaments via multi-accounting. So let's recap. Sorel Mizzi enters a tournament and plays hands from his own account as well as hands from Chris Vaughn's Full Tilt accounthttp://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/sorel-mizzi-and-chris-vaughn-admit-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-646896037335611983Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:53:00 +00002007-12-08T00:10:43.614-05:00newsHaving finished in October, The PokerStars Blogger Texas Hold'em Tournament isn't exactly the freshest online poker news, but I received a couple of emails asking me why I didn't enter the event under this blog's banner.I'd like to think they are kidding, but just in case...I like my accounts at PokerStars. They make me money. They make Pokerstars money as well, and they don't seem to mind if thehttp://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/pokerstars-blogger-tournament-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-1447117519076800487Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:58:00 +00002007-12-04T18:26:01.240-05:00newsChris "BluffMagCV" Vaughn, Managing Editor of Bluff Magazine: BANNED!Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi: Maybe sorta almost banned?Details are still hazy about Sorel Mizzi, but without question Chris Vaughn (Winner of TWO Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed Tournaments in a row) has been disqualified from the tournament, his winnings removed, and his account 100% banned from Full Tilt Poker after running a scam http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/another-full-tilt-poker-scam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-7205770900006877616Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:13:00 +00002007-12-03T19:58:04.959-05:00articleOpenHoldemWinHoldemIf you have been sitting on the sidelines, afraid of what virus or trojan might be hiding in a commercial pokerbot, now is the time to get in the game. Open Holdem is a new OPEN SOURCE (nearly) commercial quality botting platform.That's, right. It's open source. You can see the source code and you are free to modify it anyway you like (within GPL restrictions, I believe).OpenHoldem builds on http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/open-holdem-free-online-poker-bot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-2314670641939898742Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:29:00 +00002007-12-02T15:46:47.395-05:00articleWell, the much hyped PBWC has come to a conclusion and, as I expected, turnout was dismal. Honestly, I forgot about the event completely. A few academic types and Ray's forum favorites showed up, but just about anybody who's first priority is profit stayed home.The max buy-in anybody would pony up for a game was $100, which is kind of sad when you are calling the event a World Championship. I http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/12/pokerbot-world-championship-cruise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-69090264281385813Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:18:00 +00002007-11-26T16:45:09.687-05:00articleFor those with short attention spans, just read this one sentence: Free pokerbots aren't worth your time and will more than likely COST YOU MONEY in the long run.Stop downloading them. Even if you happen to find a copy that is not laden with mall-ware (or worse), most of these free poker software bots will require you to sign up with a new account at whatever small list of online poker sites http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/cost-of-free-poker-bot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-8096957589636795542Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:17:00 +00002007-11-27T15:58:38.941-05:00Poker TipstutorialIf you are building a No-Limit Hold'em poker bot, knowledge of ICM is absolutely mandatory. PokerPlayerNewspaper.com put up a nice little primer that should whet your appetite. If you are new to the topic, read this introduction, then head to the 2+2 forums and start searching. You'll think of chip equity in a whole new way.ICM is a purely mathematical system, making it a perfect tool for yourhttp://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/icm-independent-chip-model-primer-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-5067626461362182898Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:27:00 +00002007-11-25T21:39:54.023-05:00You just gotta love FTP for constantly harassing their human players, tying up their security team. Here comes the woeful tale of a 2+2 forum poster who's $50,000 bankroll is tied up in Full Tilt's investigation limbo. Emails not returned...timetables missed. It's comical how easily these poker sites will toy with tens of thousands of dollars.A particularly good post from the thread: Dear http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/full-tilt-security-rampages-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-2131338235940018000Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:56:00 +00002007-11-20T21:38:10.616-05:00articleUnfortunately, yes you must (according to the IRS) pay taxes on all "worldly income" and this includes gambling winnings as income. We won't try to talk about any state laws at this time...they are simply to varied. A tax professional in your state would be your best bet at these questions. Along the same lines, don't take any of this post as tax advice, but only a collection of the "rules" ashttp://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/nothing-is-certain-but-pokerstars-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-6801353567143313911Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:28:00 +00002007-11-20T06:14:47.323-05:00newsAll the Winholdem bots, Ultimate Bet Scandals, and Absolute hacking incidents can't put a damper on poker's continuing move to the mainstream as this news release shows.http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/wsop-voted-one-of-americas-top.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-1714276651714566996Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:03:00 +00002007-11-20T06:26:56.285-05:00videohttp://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/world-poker-tour-host-vince-van-patten.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-3455523279167803545Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:56:00 +00002007-12-04T13:05:21.961-05:00WinHoldEm is an online Texas hold 'em bot, created by Ray Bornet which can be used in online poker play. Poker is a game which has endured the generations and these days Winholdem is becoming popular among players.WinHoldEm software is the most popular of these intelligent poker bots.You avoid detection by running your poker software on a machine where WinHoldem is not installed. Most sites run http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/winholdem-pokerbot-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-6327751954536249778Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:58:00 +00002007-11-14T06:59:46.384-05:00A good poker calculator is a good investment and a good tool if you are not a mathematical wiz. This family of poker software is both for beginners and semi-pros since nearly everyone is using a calculator of some type in todays highly volatile online poker games. Most poker calculators are a software program that's run during play that provides valuable information like odds, probabilities, http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/choosing-online-poker-calculator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-3624460031897791854Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:01:00 +00002007-11-14T05:03:24.471-05:00Ultimate Bet is one of the largest poker rooms on the internet.with traffic that is among the top 3-4 in both ring games and tournaments. I believe it is a great place to learn these games at low stakes levels. Ultimate Bet is also a USA friendly poker room, by the way, operating on the Excapsa network. I've found that the gameplay at Ultimate Bet is pretty tight. UB software is faster and http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/earning-ultimate-bet-points.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468168496062079834.post-9156055212590760583Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:42:00 +00002007-11-14T03:43:27.578-05:00One of the disadvantages of online poker is that it's more difficult to read your opponents. It is among the most popular gamse in the world, and it pays to be a pro in it. So is it true that online poker is rigged? We need to remember that it is different than live poker in a cardroom. Hacking online poker sites is largely a myth, but there is another threat to the poker industry.Though http://robopoker.blogspot.com/2007/11/collusion-continues-in-online-poker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0