r/interestingasfuck • u/lonewolff321 • 12h ago

An online poker bot farm where dozens of synced laptops collude at the same table against real players

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u/doc_skinner 8h ago

How do they ensure that their bots are at the same table? I assume it's like a video game lobby where they are randomly assigned tables, right?

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u/four2theizz0 8h ago

Nah, you can choose what table to sit at. You See the list of players and open seats and you choose on your own.

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u/doc_skinner 7h ago

Well that just seems ripe for abuse (which I guess it is!)

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u/Hockeynerden 8h ago

what if they faces other bots

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u/doc_skinner 7h ago

Well, at least they wouldn't be guaranteed to be a bunch of bots from the same group working together

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u/FilterAccount69 7h ago

You think online poker has skills based match making?

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u/doc_skinner 7h ago

No. Random would be perfectly fine and would go a long way towards reducing collusion

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 7h ago

Tournaments are pretty good about moving you around as numbers adjust.

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u/The_Real_Peter_Thiel 2h ago

These aren't tournaments though, ofc.