Some Things I Learned About Automated Trading Systems From Writing a Poker Bot

Discussion in 'Automated Trading' started by pipscooper, Jul 6, 2005.

  1. Just as you must be a born speller? :D

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    #41     Jul 14, 2005
  2. WarEagle

    WarEagle Moderator

    ROFL! That was such a fat fastball down the middle.
     
    #42     Jul 14, 2005
  3. sulli

    sulli

    somewhat off the topic: are there any legal issues with running a bot at online poker sites???

    just curious?
     
    #43     Jul 16, 2005
  4. My apologies if already posted, saw this over the weekend


    http://www.informationweek.com/show...35SOBQQSNDBCSKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=165701734

    Poker-Playing Robots Battle For $100,000 Pot July 12, 2005

    It's not just fun and games and cash. The winner of the World Poker Robot Championship will help artificial intelligence meet a tough challenge: solving problems in the face of incomplete and inaccurate information.
    By Larry Greenemeier
     
    #44     Jul 17, 2005
  5. traderob

    traderob

    #45     Jul 17, 2005
  6. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    how about using 2-3 BOTS in a 5 handed 1/2 room??
     
    #46     Jul 18, 2005
  7. MAESTRO

    MAESTRO

    Be careful.
     
    #47     Jul 18, 2005
  8. That is commonly referred to as collusion, and is probably the thing good online poker players fear most from bots. It is a form of cheating. Online sites can and do shut down players who play together too often - it's pretty easy for the sites to detect if you do it often or if you're using the same IP #s.
     
    #48     Jul 18, 2005
  9. Online sites can and have frozen player accounts who they suspect are running bots. That was one of the reasons I decided to call it quits. It also was not as profitable as I had hoped. Because my bot didn't read other players' actions it was at a disadvantage. I started "helping" it out when it was making clearly foolish plays against certain players (overbetting, folding too easily, not folding quick enough). In the end I was helping my bot to such an extent that it was as if I were just there multitabling by myself. Besides the whole point of this exercise was to observe the bots and learn from them rather than me playing. I got tired of the late nights and all the rest and decided to end the experiment while I was ahead.
     
    #49     Jul 18, 2005
  10. I have tightened up significantly since that day.
     
    #50     Jul 18, 2005