Programmer reveals his secrets …
Rise of the (Real) Poker Bots
Artificial opponents emerge from Dallas underground, collude online
by Dan Michalski, Jun 10, 2008 | 3:14 pm
A fascinating (if not challenging) story that you can only presume would be of great interest to anyone in the online poker-room security biz, or anyone who wants to philosophize on the meaning of “good for poker”:
How I Built a Working Online Poker Bot, Part 3: The Million Dollar Pet Project
The programmer in question draws inspiration from Big Blue, the IBM supercomputer that challenged chess champ Gary Kasparov. And thus, at any given time online, here’s what you’re potentially up against:
Karridy says:
June 10th, 2008 at 8:10pm
Dan,… You’ve already left Dallas. Did you really need to blur yourself?
Seriously though… Of all the stuff we’ve talked tech about, I can’t believe you’ve never asked if I could write a bot!?
DanM says:
June 10th, 2008 at 11:26pm
Karridy, if you knew how to build a bot, surely you would’ve proposed it as our next hardcore-capitalism endeavor. (Dude … ilikebigbots.com … available!)
[Murmur … hold on … seriously thinking about buying it … ok, I am back.]
Hey, can you write a podcast bot? How awesome would that be?