I stopped playing for money because...

okeedokalee · Aug 10, 2025

I couldn't beat the bots playing SnGs

MK_ · Aug 10, 2025

Well alrighty then... I think bots are the least of the problem and extremely predictable players but gl👍

ironduke11 · Aug 10, 2025

Yea I don't think I would deposit my money to any platform honestly...I would only play with freerolls wins...

Rosylly · Aug 10, 2025

Yeah, bots are quite a challange in the recent years, but top rooms are doing a good job against them, i guess? Let's hope so...

GrannySmit77 · Aug 10, 2025

You can still play free rolls for fun. And live poker, if you enjoy playing live.

SPANKYSN · Aug 10, 2025

Old computer…too many lags and glitches tossing me out…three times I have had pocket aces, put in a raise, but not all in, only to get disconnected and lose a big hand.

RALF_AK · Aug 10, 2025

...irrelevant topic... study the game more and play freerolls... after you improve your game, start playing tournaments with Buy In... a lot of crying and doing nothing to progress in the game...

sibkaz · Aug 11, 2025

Don't be greedy, play whenever you can and you won't lose much... But you'll win as much as you deserve)

fundiver199 · Aug 11, 2025

What you really mean, is, that you could not beat the rake and the other players. No need to be ashamed of that. But micro and low stakes SnGs are absolutely beatable, as my own graph on PokerStars demonstrate. So you could also give it another try. Take it a bit more serious and put some time and effort into studying. Our free course is a good place to begin. Its actually created by two SnG specialists.

https://www.sharkscope.com/poker-statistics/networks/PokerStars/players/Fundiver199

enno · Aug 11, 2025

If a person stops playing for money because….. they should not even play in freerolls because they also involve money. There are a lot of sites that use play money only.

10gerka · Aug 11, 2025

Bots are always a problem in lesser-known rooms, which is why you should play in more reputable rooms; they invest more in security on their platforms.

CaioRJ · Aug 11, 2025

You can beat bots if you play like GTO recommend.

fundiver199 · Aug 12, 2025

As for that video I think, the guy making it got bots on his brain to some extend. I am not convinced, they are such a widespread problem on well known poker sites in 2025, and some of the experiences, he is talking about, might be from 15 or 20 years ago. I certainly would not recommend people to spend time and energy looking for bots or finding ways to exploit them. Look for weak players instead and dont play in games, where there are not enough of them.

hardongear · Aug 12, 2025

Some we're pretending bots are a new thing? Wrong they've been around at as long as I've been playing 20+ years....so basically you've never been a winning player that has cashed out and spent his money. No shame in that online poker isn't easy and it takes more hard work then the majority of people do at their day jobs by quite a bit. And the vast majority of players are losing players.

Btw if I was running a bot the last thing I'd have it playing is SnG. So if buddy is stupid enough to have his bot playing SnG he surely doesn't even have a good bot.

I much bigger problem then bots and EVERY room has it is collusion and it's almost impossible to stop.

Cheers!!!

RhinoRyan89 · Aug 12, 2025

okeedokalee said:
I couldn't beat the bots playing SnGs

Just because your not winning at sit & gos doesn't mean your play against bots get in the lab pfffttt.

Rosylly · Aug 12, 2025

dreamer13 said:
The top rooms themselves launch bots in major tournaments, where big money is involved.

I don't believe that GG launch bots themselves, and not because they are kind and care about players, but because they will make more money in a long run if they keep their good reputation.

oriole · Aug 13, 2025

Bots in SnGs are tough, so I switched to cash games where I have more control.

DarkSage · Oct 23, 2025

Because poker online is so obviously rigged... I'm never letting 1 single dollar fall out of my pocket into these slot machines.

Sunz of Beaches · Nov 10, 2025

"I stopped playing for money because im not winning player in the long run. Its more easy to find excuses than to progress and in my case i already found them: Bots."

A more accurate Thread Title 😏

veszmo · Nov 10, 2025

I've only been playing freerolls for years. It's a shame that there are fewer and fewer of them.

martinoni · Nov 10, 2025

Play for for... focus in FRs and use it to play real money... If you lose, you don't lose anything... If you win some money, withdraw then and thats it.

neverbluff0799 · Nov 11, 2025

Terminator was not a movie its was a prediction of humanity futur who start with online poker and will escalate into a global crisis.

Poker Orifice · Nov 11, 2025

DarkSage said:
Because poker online is so obviously rigged... I'm never letting 1 single dollar fall out of my pocket into these slot machines.

Because poker online is so obviously more difficult than I had imagined... I'm never letting another single dollar go into the *other player's bankrolls... (until my next game).
*other players - the ones who actually put some time and energy into getting better at the game instead of just crying about it.

BetterThanAvgButNotByMuch · Nov 11, 2025

its not just the bots but the collusion and nonsense in sngs.

nor am a fan of playing limit cash games online for the same reason unless maybe hu at a table.

then like magic, others show up when someone's been sitting for "awhile" all by themselves, lol,

its been that way forever. its not just the bots. online stuff has been shady forever. its just entertainment at best.

best to just play online stuff for training, lol. a sim is better lol since you dont have to deal with any of that nonsense lol and you can get better at games.

when you had the companies themselves messing with customers (and how many of those major sites were doing that? lol) then you still have to deal with the cheaters and ppl are still delusional or in their own little world to what online poker is.

i dont care how much lipstick they put on that pig, its still. . .

DarkSage · Nov 12, 2025

Poker Orifice said:
Because poker online is so obviously more difficult than I had imagined... I'm never letting another single dollar go into the *other player's bankrolls... (until my next game).
*other players - the ones who actually put some time and energy into getting better at the game instead of just crying about it.

Amazing, you're a real Marvel hero.

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