New User-defined variable

[pharmacyst]

Do we have to define the user variables before the first open when condition without an action?

[Egor]

No - they can be defined anytime - however read the first post in this thread, what MS wrote, as he gave some examples of logical codeline placement.

[peamasii]

excellent work 

[lucky1]

Another good step in the right direction.Keep up the nice work Egor and Ms!   -L1

[LOL]

Hi guys,
We are waiting for new examples!

Keep'em coming 

[orangesareblue]

MS fights for the users!!!

nice work though, and yes a user defined bot reaction time would be sweet ass.

when (NutFullHouseOrFourOfAKind = 1 or NutFullHouseOrFourOfAKind = 2) and BetSize > 40% PotSize Wait 5 Force

this could pause for 5 seconds then call, so as to look like you're unsure whether to call or not and therefore fool your opponent in to thinking that you may not have that strong a hand

[mickles]

Mad props Egor & MS, this is a huge help~

Just to clarify:

• The character set allowed includes letters, numbers, and underscores.
• The variables are case-insensitive
• These are strictly boolean variables, I can't for example store the size of a flop bet that I called for later use?

Are there any limits to the length of names?
Is there a way to set variables back to False?  This would allow them to be reused for different streets.  Otherwise you need a new variable.

[Egor]

•The character set allowed includes letters, numbers, and underscores

correct

•The variables are case-insensitive

incorrect, read the first post of this thread again

•These are strictly boolean variables, I can't for example store the size of a flop bet that I called for later use?

Doesn't make much sense. The variable once set is used as a boolean variable, true or false, yes. However any line of PPL that could have an action at the end can instead be saved as a user variable. That includes things like:

flop
when opponents = 1 and position = last and bets =1 and raises = 0 and (betsize = 1 or betsize < 26% potsize) UserFlopIdiot

Now you can use that user set variable UserFlopIdiot later in the round, for example to fold if he reraises you, or maybe just to know on the Turn that he was a min-bettor on the flop.

[orangesareblue]

flop
when opponents = 1 and position = last and bets =1 and raises = 0 and (betsize = 1 or betsize < 26% potsize) UserFlopIdiot

  good one


will this work:

preflop

when others
  when OpponentIsAllIn UserAllInFromPreFlop
  when (raises = 1 and lastraiserposition >= 6) UserEarlyRaiser
  when (raises = 1 and (lastraiserposition >= 4 and lastraiserposition <= 5)) UserMidRaiser
  when (raises = 1 and lastraiserposition <= 3) UserLateRaiser

flop
when HaveTopPair and (BotsLastAction = Bet or BotsLastAction = Raise) and (botsactionsonthisround = 1) and (UserEarlyRaiser) and not (HaveStraightFlush or HaveQuads or HaveFullHouse or HaveFlush or HaveStraight or HaveTrips or HaveSet or HaveTwoPair) and not (HaveFlushDraw)
  when Raises >= 1 and (Hand = AK) and (Board = AQJ) and AmountToCall > 45% PotSize Fold Force
  when Raises >= 1 and (Hand = AQ) and (Board = AKJ) and AmountToCall > 40% PotSize Fold Force
  when Raises >= 1 and (Hand = AJ) and (Board = AKQ) and AmountToCall > 35% PotSize Fold Force
 
  when Raises >= 1 and (Hand = KQ) and (Board = KJT) and AmountToCall > 45% PotSize Fold Force
  when Raises >= 1 and (Hand = KJ) and (Board = KQT) and AmountToCall > 40% PotSize Fold Force
  when Raises >= 1 and (Hand = KT) and (Board = KQJ) and AmountToCall > 35% PotSize Fold Force


this will fold raises when its likely they raised from early position and could have 2 pair or set

[Egor]

yes looks OK

[mickles]

correct

incorrect, read the first post of this thread again

Doesn't make much sense. The variable once set is used as a boolean variable, true or false, yes. However any line of PPL that could have an action at the end can instead be saved as a user variable. That includes things like:

flop
when opponents = 1 and position = last and bets =1 and raises = 0 and (betsize = 1 or betsize < 26% potsize) UserFlopIdiot

Now you can use that user set variable UserFlopIdiot later in the round, for example to fold if he reraises you, or maybe just to know on the Turn that he was a min-bettor on the flop.

Thanks for clarifying egor.

From the first post though:

user123 and USER123 are the same variable

I take that to mean they are case-insensitive.  Just want to make sure.  Perhaps you misunderstood me.
What I'm asking is whether or not User_InCutOff and User_incutoff are the same variable.

I can make use of the variables as in your UserFlopIdiot example.  I just wanted to make sure they are strictly boolean.  While I can certainly think of cases where it would be useful to store a numeric variable (and consequently use it in comparisons), the current boolean functionality is already a huge and useful step up.  

I'm still a bit worried about character limits for the names.  It would be tough to debug code that mysteriously didn't work because of an unknown limitation of the number of characters in the name (eg 16, 32, 64, 256 to name a few likely ones depending on how these variables are treated in MS's code).

[mickles]

Btw a nice (simplistic) example of a two-street play that some of you might find useful.  There are already ways of doing this, but it's difficult:


// Floating a Cbet


Flop

// Opponent was the aggressor preflop and Cbet out of position, so we call
When (Opponents = 1 and Position = Last) and (Bets = 1 and Raises = 0) and not BotRaisedBeforeFlop User_OutOfPositionCBet
When User_OutOfPositionCBet Call Force

Turn
// Float the turn
When User_OutOfPositionCBet and (Bets = 0 and Checks = 1) Bet 66% Force

[Egor]

yeah I missed the in part, sorry

the variable is not case-sensitive

[mickles]

No problems, thanks for your help Egor

[xiquetete]

A bunch of people have, in the past, wanted an easy way to make hand groupings and just specify hand groups in their coding. This is now possible.

preflop
when (hand = AA or hand = KK or hand = QQ or hand = AK) UserG1
when (hand = 22 or hand = 33 or hand = 44 or hand = 55) UserBabies
when (hand = 5d6d or hand = 67 suited or hand = 78 suited or hand = 89 suited) UserSCons

when stacksize < 15 and UserG1 raisemax force

when (UserBabies or UserSCons) and amountocall < 23% potsize call force

My prayer has been heard  



May I use this structure

preflop

when (hand = AA or hand = KK or hand = QQ or hand = JJ or hand = TT) list1
when list1 or (hand = 99 or hand = 88) list2
when list2 or (hand = 77 or hand = AK) list3
...


when list1 and raises = 0 raise 3 force
...

to group hands?

[orangesareblue]

My prayer has been heard  



May I use this structure

to group hands?

you have to use the word user and then any other words you want

so:

preflop

when (hand = AA or hand = KK or hand = QQ or hand = JJ or hand = TT) userlist1
when userlist1 or (hand = 99 or hand = 88) userlist2
when userlist2 or (hand = 77 or hand = AK) userlist3
...


when userlist1 and raises = 0 raise 3 force

but im not sure if you can use the usercommand within a usercommand line as you have done there, thats a question for egor, would be interested to know though!

[Egor]

Good question, I will find out if it is valid.

[Egor]

He says yes - that is valid. So you can use an existing set user-variable to help define a new user-variable.

Pretty cool me thinks.  

[LOL]

Thats very cool indeed!

Egor, will you be posting some new examples to expand our newibe experience?
We are also waiting for the PPL guide to be updated with the new 'user' commands

cheers

[Seb]

Nice job. This bots becomes really really great. It was already great, of course, but now it is even greater... 

It will still be greater when:
- a configurable fold in turn (just before preflop, we could have a section 'fold in turn' where we defined the hand we do not wat to play and is read before our turn), very useful in rush poker.
- a configurable reaction time (the reaction time is random, but IMHO it must be pretty easy for the poker room to recognize the time pattern of the bot, and so put a red flag)