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I've got to agree with Mr Greenstein. Poker bots are OK at the tables as long as they are clearly identified as such - you can then make an informed decision as to whether you want to play against them or not.

As it currently stands, you could be sitting with one or more bots and be unaware what they are - believing everyone you're playing with is a human just like you.

At least enforcing a rule that bots must be declared will bring the whole issue out into the open.

The theory goes that bots' play is predictable and easily beatable so the more identified bots at your table the easier it should be to win...

If you went bust, and flushed your bankroll, how can you get a bankroll again? I have a few hundred here and there to go play with that I can lose, but not $4k that I would need to play in $50-$200 buy in cash games. I have heard of people being "staked" by someone else, but I don't know any rich people. I don't make a ton of money. I am not getting a loan or cash advance on a credit card to have a bankroll. But if I go play poker when I have some money to spare, I will never have a decent bankroll. Even if I won the lotto, and had 100 million in the bank, I would still want to play poker, profitably. I don't want to be a poker player to make money. I want to play poker, which I love, and be profitable at it. I try freerolls on Absolute Poker, and I have only made the pay once - 18th place for $1, over 3,000 entrants. I usually make the top 10% in these freerolls, if not better. But I just don't know how I can accomplish my goal of being a poker pro with no bankroll. Any advice? Thank you for reading, and hopefully replying with some good advice.

Slow-playing aces a MAJORITY of the time seems like a recipe for disaster. The more players in the hand, the worse your odds get.

You're 80% to win vs say JJ, add a third player with 76s to the mix and your odds drop to 60%, add a 4th player with AKs now you are 50% to win.

Lots of really good questions here, which actually deserve a special section all on their own. If we can at some point how would you feel about setting up an area where we can use threads like these with polls and people can vote on what they believe.

yep nice i'm waiting for the new area to open

I don't think bots should be allowed.