The Future Of Online Poker

[Martin]

How do you see the future of poker evolving? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the game? Will we ever see a global online poker room like we had pre black Friday? How will AI powered tools affect game play?

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[Tero]

One thing we can see already. People are fed up with sites that allow the use of third-party tools. In my view that is why we are seeing the decline of Stars and why a site like GG is increasing its foothold.

There is no fun in playing on a site where the full time semi-shark has your tendencies in his database - unless you use the same tools yourself.

Future of online poker requires leveling the playing field by disallowing the tools that give an edge to those who seek it, and it should be in the best interest of poker sites to follow this path.

However, the development that we have seen in the game during the past couple of decades is partially driven by the rules we still have in place. Allowing the use of sophisticated tools has increased the "arms race" and in exchange increased our overall understanding of poker. But this poses also a problem.

The gap between good players and those who are just finding poker is wider than ever. If we ever want to see the golden years of poker to return we need a site where the only tool that a player can use - is his brain.

 

[Joe]

Even pondering aspects of this question makes me feel a little sad inside... 😅

 

[oskarsbaumanis2]

I think that online poker will face more and more challenges due to the development of technology etc where there is easy money there are robbers

 

[dreamer13]

Due to the increasing complexity of the game, many beginners quit poker.But at the same time, smaller sites (like Run It Once) have started popping up that are gradually getting rid of heads-up displays, hand histories, and other tools of professional players. This leads to fewer sharks in the rooms and makes each session fairer for everyone sitting at the table.In my opinion, rums like this will appear more often in the next 10 years. Softer games will start to attract more new players, and the sharks will have to give up their bells and whistles and hunt their prey the old-fashioned way.pokerstars offers 20 poker variants. You can choose the limit type, bet and table sizes, and take part in tournaments of different formats.In 10 years, Hold'em will no longer be the most popular game.Players from South and Southeast Asia will become the main audience for poker sites.As for online poker, it will become more enjoyable and welcoming for beginners. Most likely, there will also be an urgent need to combat poker bots in this area.

 

[YLAN]

Poker evolves to the virtual reality space in the future for entertainment as technology advances.
Poker would still be on a status quo as governments will continue to regulate it as gambling is not beneficial to the populace.
AI will only be for learning. AI tools will not be allowed during gameplay.

 

[bablovod]

Online poker will never die as long as the Internet exists, no matter how profitable or unprofitable it may be (for players, of course)

 

[Pokerpoet2]

Personally I cannot see On-line Poker being improved with the intervention of AI, I have never fully trusted any poker site to be 100% honest especially when you play for big Stakes, They certainly wouldn't bother to rip off Micro stake games as the rewards just wouldn't be viable. Unless of course they did it all the time? Who knows?
But in all reality playing against AI would be impossible, if the AI is part of the Program, there would be no use bluffing if the AI knew the outcome of the hand before it is even dealt. I used to play chess against a computer and it took me hours to find the reason why I constantly lost against it, It was programmed to always play an attacking game and the only way I could beat it was to play exactly the same way, always making an attacking move, Playing a defensive move was a trap and once it had the lead, you could never win.
I feel Poker would be even worse, especially as the AI would be in control of the program and could control what cards hit the River, You think there are too many bad beats now, You would see a hell of a lot more if you were playing against a computer player.
I don't have any Ideas as to how on-line Poker could be improved, maybe GG Poker has the right idea where they are in control of the type of help you get from the software like giving you the added advantage that other players get from Poker programs. Having the same advantage as players who use compatible software.

 

[lcid86]

As long as people think they can win, online gaming will exist.

 

[steve01991]

imagine this: you set up a profile on a site, using an AI player that does all the stat work , antes, calls, raises etc. Does a human player have a chance?
I fear this day is coming if it hasn't happened already.

 

[hardongear]

I don't see it getting any better in my lifetime. The best times are over and long gone.

With that said online poker will never die because the vast majority of players play micro/low stakes and as long as they think they have a chance to win they will play. Just like people will keep buying lottery tickets. *insert because there's a chance gif here*

As long as micro/low stakes make sites a profit and Govt doesn't shutdown poker/deposit/withdraw methods. Online poker will exist.

Cheers!!!

 

[Propane Goat]

Online poker won't disappear, but the boom times before Black Friday will never come back because of the gradual increase in government restrictions in various countries.

IMO AI will bring nothing good to the game for the average recreational player and will drastically increase the number of bots unless rooms are willing to crack down on this.

 

[rachelle2291]

Poker really has been a popular game for a long time but I could envision future generations playing something else and it might not be for money. Probably over time advanced technology will result in fewer and fewer legitimate players making money. The people who will make money in the future will probably be really tech savvy and not have any remorse from cheating.

 

[MikeCarasone]

Eventually sites will require live streaming to there server or web cams that remain live at all times u are in a hand. As ai and bots advance prople will always take advantage to cheat unfortunately. RTA is already becoming an issue. So maybe time limits to act will decrease too.

 

[DAVID KEHRER]

Online poker will never go away because people love to play it. Until all the things that players can use beside there own brain to win are removed need will it be like the good old days.

 

[thedarkman]

Black Friday was a disaster Full Tilt was absorbed by PokerStars and disappeared. Absolute is gone, so have many others. Sad.

Do we not have a global poker room now?

 

[Gritz18]

How do you see the future of poker evolving? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the game? Will we ever see a global online poker room like we had pre black Friday? How will AI powered tools affect game play?

I started playing poker very late, I didn't get to experience the glorious era of global poker, but what I feel is that poker is changing very quickly.

I'm not talking about the game itself, but about the poker rooms, whose goal is to make more money, not worrying about the quality of the game, forgetting about players who are starting out, not offering opportunities and focusing on big events.

The traditional poker is dying out, with the arrival of these new AI-powered tools, poker is starting to be unfair to those who are starting out, not giving them the chance to evolve if you don't have money.

I don't see a very good future in poker for beginners and small players, I believe that poker rooms will increasingly focus on big events and professional players with a lot of money.

 

[Flyer35]

I think online poker of the future has to get back to basics. Too many trends seem to be developed exclusively for the benefit of the poker site and to the detriment of the game. The poker sites need to focus on what the clients want. Nobody I know wants 2, 3 or more hours of late registration. Nobody I know wants to play hyper-turbo games just because they can't afford to pay more for a realistic blind structure. Nobody I know wants to play these stupid player loyalty/awards games. They want straight-forward loyalty benefits measured in dollars and cents. Nobody I know wants to be able to throw eggs across the table. Nobody I know wants an off-shore poker site peering into the depths of their computer's security structure.

These billion dollar sites could do better--much, much better if they just paid attention to their clients instead of their bottom line.

 

[hjuosh]

I see that the online poker is on a very healthy time, growing every day, I see is time for expand the ideas and do more things around the game.
I see many small rooms doing bad things and thought the Big sites need to reenforce the security and integrity of the game. But I think the game will be always better.

 

[SL-247]

How do you see the future of poker evolving? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the game? Will we ever see a global online poker room like we had pre black Friday? How will AI powered tools affect game play?

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Online poker will exist until the end of the world or a nuclear war.

 

[Gutshot Gus]

The world will be going to people using their phones and hand-held devices and will make a transition to that from desk top computers the way that cell phones took over from landlines.
With that being said, more of the games will be streamlined and tournaments will be fast paced with the long 8 to 10 hour tournaments being a thing of the past.
It will be games designed for phones that are easy to access with no waiting for a table.
Online poker with adapt to the mobile I want it now way of doing things.
People will have 20 to 30 minute windows of playing opportunity and will want quick games that they can play on their phone.

 

[najisami]

The sure thing IMO is that online poker will never disappear as long as there's an internet. It will evolve of course, but it's very difficult to predict in what sense, with this "freaking" AI evolving even faster and starting to constitute a real challenge already.
I also think that the days before "Black Friday" are totally gone. We might see something completely different, or we might not depending on how old we are now.
Another sure thing we should be thankful for is that we will always have the nice old fashioned live game around.

 

[Suns of Beaches]

It's very difficult to say. It will evolve but it will get more and more diffictlult to win on significant stakes because a lot of the secrets are known by now. There will be probably more and more sites that offer poker with crypto for the availability.

 

[pentazepam]

As a social game for fun poker online has a future just like the Casino games.

But getting enough edge to be a professional is almost impossible today.

AI, bots, and RTA (Real Time Assistance) are a threat to the games and in some cases cheating.

Virtual reality (VR) poker rooms may provide an alternative, offering the convenience of online play with a more immersive, interactive experience.
VR poker has the potential to bridge the gap between online and live experiences, making the game more engaging for remote players. IF it can be in a controlled "closed" environment to eliminate cheating.

If AI gets powerful enough maybe it can help detect other AI. That is the only way I see technology not destroying every possible skill advantage a human can have.

Another solution may be if AI helps create a virtual casino that becomes totally real in your own mind. It would be like playing poker in a dream but actually interacting with other players. You may create and choose a scenario just like in computer games but it feels totally real. For example, playing draw poker in the Wild West.

 

[mattiebumpo]

Being in the US, I don't see a great future for online poker...not until legislation happens to legalize and regulate it here. Until I can play legally, I will be very cautious about depositing or risking much money. I am also concerned about bots and the many instances of cheating rings.