The Rise of the Poker Bots - Can They Really Make Money?

Unless you've been living in a cave for the past 5 years you can't help but have noticed the surge of interest in online poker. Everywhere from bus stops to TV commercials promote the game and the online gambling that allow you to play. It's a huge global industry! Poker has it's own celebrities and stars of TV and film have also jumped on the band wagon to become poker playing celebrities in their own right.

The question for me has always been can 'normal' people like me actually make any money playing poker? And flowing on from that, can you trust the uk casino sites that provide the poker tables and the people you're playing alongside. No, I don't mean the fact that 'Bulldog47' is actually a German housewife and not the bearded Texan her avatar picture makes her out to be! Are these players even people at all - or are they 'bots,' computer run players designed to rob me of my hard earned chips! And if there ARE such poker bots where do I get my hands on one and start making some cash while I sleep!


Poker bots - or poker robots - are the distant relatives of the great chess computers. There's something inspiring about man taking on machine in a test of mental agility ... and it's even more exciting when there's a chance of winning some money from your digital adversary!
I've been on a mission to research and test the various bots on the market and see if they really can beat man at his own best casino game.

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Deal Me In: Progressives are in no way a "Cluck-for-the-Buck" deal

Dear Mark: I enjoy playing those super jackpot progressive slot machines because it gives me the greatest return for a small investment.This is sound and sansebul playing we get very fun.

It is a mistaken belief, Oliver, shared by scores of slot players, that you are only making a small investment in an attempt to win big jackpots when you play casino bonus progressive slots. This false impression, for those who play progressives, is that for a few bucks you get a shot at a champagne wishes and caviar dreams lifestyle. The problem, Oliver, is that you're probably going to end up losing most of your money, most of the time, chasing your imaginary castle in the sky.

What's not figured in your comfy fantasy is that progressive slots come with a casino edge in the double digits, as high as 20 percent. Meaning, Oliver, over the long run, for every dollar you insert, the casino is going to keep 20 cents of it.



So there you are, Oliver, sitting down for a six hour stint in front of your favorite progressive. If you are a dollar player, playing the maximum three internet casino a pop to get a crack at the top prize, you'll hit the "Bet Max" button 240 times an hour, and that's slow playing mind you, and all of a sudden you've just cycled $4,320 (240 spins X $3 X 6hrs) through the machine. Now back off 20 percent – that's the $864 the casino is looking forward to banking from your wallet -- and I'm not sure where your idea of "small investment" emanates from.

Did I mention that some of these progressive jackpots have a one in 16,777,216 chance of being hit?
Dear Mark: Do those $25 video poker 9/6 machines you see in the high roller room return the same as a dollar 9/6 game? I was told because you are playing so much per hand, even if the paytables are exactly the same, the return would be better the higher the denomination. Bill S.

If you were to go to a casino gambling a baker's dozen times in a year (one visit per month, twice in February cause it's your birthday), you are really wagering $56,160. The 20 percent cut the casino is going to swallow is $11,232, so once again I ask you, where does that idea of small investment come from?

You were told wrong, Bill. All paytables, being equal, will give you the exact same return, but as for net profitability, that isn't necessarily so.

A 9-6 Jacks or Better machine will return 99.5 percent over the long haul with expert play regardless of whether the game takes quarters, dollars, or $125 per hand ($25 X 5).

The problem with the higher denomination machines is that you have certain hands that will trigger IRS-level jackpots, for instance, a hand pay for a four-of-a-kind or a straight flush on a $25 machine.

With hands of this type, you run into the rule that the casino is required to have you sign an IRS form W-2G before they can pay you any jackpot of $1,200 or more.

Gambling Wisdom of the Week: "Deep down, in the final analysis, women gamblers are no different than men. They too have the itch, and in today's world they scratch it with relative impunity and anonymity." --Deke Castleman, Whale Hunt in the Desert