I stopped playing for money because...

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I couldn't beat the bots playing SnGs
 
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Yea I don't think I would deposit my money to any platform honestly...I would only play with freerolls wins...
 
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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...
 
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You can still play free rolls for fun. And live poker, if you enjoy playing live.
 
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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.
 
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...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...
 
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Don't be greedy, play whenever you can and you won't lose much... But you'll win as much as you deserve)
 
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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.


 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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You can beat bots if you play like GTO recommend.
 
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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.
 
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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!!!
 
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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.
 
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Bots in SnGs are tough, so I switched to cash games where I have more control.
 
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