Do poker bots use AI? The short answer is: no.
While we have seen one example of a poker bot program that attempted to use “machine learning,” and the creator was obviously brilliant (in addition to being a strong player) his project fell into the category of “something that will never be finished.” The machine learning is so complicated that it over-complicates matters, and the result is a program that doesn’t actually play that good of poker. Ultimately, it boils down to a selection of algorithms to employ. Machines do not actually “learn,” and in our (perhaps unpopular) opinion the whole idea is a misnomer. For example, search engine AI tools simply gather data and sort it according to an algorithm. They do not actually answer questions, as you may have noticed.
Well then how do poker bots work? The ones we know about, which is pretty much all of them, simply respond with an action to execute based on the set of current game conditions it recognizes from the table window on the screen. It gathers this data by screen scraping, and by storing all the action which has taken place in the hand so far as additional data to consider.
For example, say you are in late position and open-raise for 1.5 BBs. The big blind 3-bets you by doubling your raise amount. You call. An ace and two rags flop. The big blind checks to you. The bot knows all this, in addition to the pot size, your stack size, and the stack size of your opponent, as gathered data. It responds by searching for a matching situation in the loaded set of playing instructions (what we call a profile) and executing the action written for that situation, perhaps betting 60% of the pot randomly 50% of the time and going for a check raise on the Turn (regardless of what card comes) the other 50% of the time.
What makes Shanky Bots different? For one thing, we have been here selling them, offering you quality poker bots that you can actually buy, since 2007. No one else has been around even half that time. During this 18+ year period we have maintained continuous support for at least a half-dozen popular online poker platforms. Here are some other things:
• Our programming language is so simple that any poker player can quickly learn it – yet is so effective it covers almost any poker situation you could possibly describe. Therefore you can make any of our bots play any way you want.
• Our bots excel at online poker tournaments. Seriously. We already have the best MTT profiles created and available for you to load and play. Expect to do well.
• We maintain an active Discord group for our software support. Get poker botting help and advice quickly from us and from your fellow poker botters.
• You can turn off auto play – which means if you are looking for a poker bot that only tells you what to do, and does not execute the action itself, we have you covered.
Bottom line: Download our free demos and see what our Holdem and PLO poker bots can do for you.
