Value Bets so thin they cut ya!

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Seat 1: jamesando (1,365)
Seat 2: kidKash (1,635)
jamesando posts the small blind of 25
kidKash posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to kidKash [4c 3c]
jamesando calls 25
kidKash raises to 100
jamesando raises to 150
kidKash raises to 200
jamesando calls 50
*** FLOP *** [4h 6d Qc]
kidKash bets 50
jamesando calls 50
*** TURN *** [4h 6d Qc] [9d]
kidKash bets 100
jamesando calls 100
*** RIVER *** [4h 6d Qc 9d] [Kh]
kidKash bets 100
jamesando calls 100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kidKash shows [4c 3c] a pair of Fours
jamesando mucks
kidKash wins the pot (900) with a pair of Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Board: [4h 6d Qc 9d Kh]
Seat 1: jamesando (small blind) mucked [Ac Th] - Ace King high
Seat 2: kidKash (big blind) showed [4c 3c] and won (900) with a pair of Fours


Summary:

This particular opp is one that will not bet his A/K high hands for value he will just check back un-improved, he will however call A/k high hands UI.

I also was very certain that given my PF action I was not getting raised on any streets including the river - he might raise AK but thats about it.

If I check he checks back UI
If I bet he calls and never raises
I am calling when I check - So I should be betting....

Bots..

What is a poker bot?

running a poker bot is much like playing chess against pre-programmed software. A poker bot is just that - software programmed by the "programmer".

A bot can only be as good as it's programmer, simply buying the software and having the technology to run a bot does not mean that profit will be earned, in fact you will lose money. Successful operators understand the game ad mathematics behind it - A bot has to take a mathematical approach to the game for obvious reasons. The game that best suits bots is heads-up limit hold'em, This game is at it's core a mathematical game, although several other skill sets in my opinion are crucial to be truly successful at the higher stakes - a purely mathematical approach would crush the novice players.

I have dedicated a great deal of my time and efforts into finding bots and reporting them to the poker site's security department.

Can you beat a bot?

I can (and have) beat many bots - I recognize the characteristics of bots and am able to adjust my approach since I have an understanding of what their programmed strategy is. This however does not suggest that I wish to spend my days battling these bots, they are harder to play against that your average novice.
Bots are a double edged sword - while I may have at best a 5% edge over a bot, I am spending time playing them when I could be playing a game where my edge is closer to 20%. Then there is the other side, the bot is taking money from players that otherwise I would be playing against.

Full Tilt Poker, has done a great job of destroying bots that they found on their site, most recently "WackyJacky321" and "fritil" were destroyed when myself and a few other players reported these accounts for suspicious behavior.

I did a Video for RoundersReport a few weeks ago..

Here's the link:

http://www.roundersreport.net/videos/kidkash-heads-up-limit-holdem-sng-vs-an-agressive-opponent/

Please comment and let me know what you think or would like to see in the future.

-Aaron