Partypoker Bans 94 Bot Accounts in April

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In April, partypoker revealed that they banned over 277 players that they deemed were running bots. This resulted in $734,000 being refunded to players. At the time, partypoker promised that they would continue shutting down bot accounts and it appears they are living up to that promise.

In a recent post on the partypoker blog, they revealed a new lot of bot bans, resulting in returns of over $180,000 to players.

Partypoker Closes 94 Bot Accounts

Partypoker recently confirmed on their blog that they banned a new group of bots in April. According to the website, a total of 94 bot accounts were shut down from websites around the world. On primary website, there were 39 accounts shut down and balanced of $143,908.18 seized from the players. That’s an average of $3,689.95 per bot shut down on the site.

In addition, there were 55 accounts shut down on ring-fenced sites in Spain and France. Those account closures resulted in seizures of over $38,700 in funds. According to the blog, there were five accounts closed down due to direct reports from players.

Partypoker Has Now Banned 371 Bot Account

Over the last two months, partypoker has now banned 371 total bot accounts globally with over $910,000 in funds seized. Last month, they banned 277 bot accounts that spanned from December 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019. The fact they were able to pan another 94 accounts in the last month shows their dedication to protecting players.

Last month, partypoker revealed that they expanded their Poker Fraud Team and their job is to seek out and identify potential bots and fraud accounts. According to Patrick Leonard, ambassador at partypoker, “Two years ago it wouldn’t have been possible, but after seeing the security department first hand, the team working there and the tools they are using, I’m very confident now that they can tackle people trying to play against the rules. In my opinion, it isn’t worth somebody trying to bend the rules because, in the words of Liam Neeson: They will find you, they will catch you and they will …. ban you!”

What Are Bot Accounts?

If you’re new to online poker or cheating in online poker, then you may not be familiar with online poker bots. Essentially, online poker bots are accounts that have been automated with software to play online poker. These bots are often cash game bots, but they are also regular tournament players.

These bots are preprogrammed to play poker profitably and can grind for as long as a player wishes to run the program. They almost never interact with other players, and when they do, the interactions are very stoic responses. Most bot accounts never interact.

While it is possible to beat bot accounts in the short-term, it is next to impossible to beat them for the long-term as they play nearly perfect poker. The problem with this is that nobody plays perfect poker and over time, this makes the accounts highly identifiable.

The Poker Team at partypoker is trained to look for irregularities in play, such as an unusual win rate or consistent folds or play that would not be expected from the majority of players. When these patterns are determined, further investigations are taken to conclude whether the account is truly a bot. This is to prevent innocent players from getting shut down over being perceived as a bot. However, with the way that most bots play, odds are that once a player is pegged as a bot, they are guilty.

Partypoker has earned a place as a top online poker operator due to their dedication to providing quality gaming and protecting its players. This is just the latest example of why many consider partypoker to be the best online poker operator in the world.