Poker Bot Features

ICM-Bot 2.0 allows users the decide the percent edge, or EV % (expected value %), depending on the amount of big blinds the user has. This affects how tight or loose ICM-Bot is when faced with decisions to either go all-in, call, or fold.

Recommendation

We suggest setting all of them as shown in the screenshots below. Once you familiarize yourself with how EV calculations affect strategy, and the role of ICM theory, then you can start to deviate from it.

Push (All-In) EV % Configuration

Call EV % Configuration

In addition to making advanced ICM and game theory (equilibrium) calculations, ICM-Bot 2.0 allows the user to set hand range ‘rules’ depending on the amount of big blinds the user has. This ensures that the user has the final word on what hands the bot should push or call all-ins with on top of the standard EV% edge requirements.

How It Works

The number (%) you put in for ‘Range’ —> ‘Used Percent’ acts as a rule that acts independently of ICM and game theory calculations.

If I put ‘1′ as my number for every BB range, it means that in addition to using the EV% numbers I specified, the bot will ALWAYS push and call with QQ+ (which implies QQ, KK, AA)

This does NOT mean that the bot will ONLY push and call with those hands, it simply means that they always be included with the group of hands that warrant a push or call according to the bot’s calculations.

While not as important as EV%, these numbers give the user the freedom to have the bot push and call with their desired range of hands.

Recommendation

We suggest setting all of them at ‘1′ to begin, and once you get a feel for how the bot plays, you can start to alter the numbers depending on your preferences.

List of Percentages and Hand Ranges (from 1% to 20%)

1: QQ+

2: TT+

3: 99+,AKs

4: 99+,AQs+,AKo

5: 88+,AJs+,KQs,AKo

6: 88+,ATs+,KQs,AQo+

7: 88+,ATs+,KTs+,AQo+

8: 88+,ATs+,KTs+,QJs,AJo+

9: 88+,ATs+,KTs+,QJs,AJo+,KQo

10: 77+,A9s+,KTs+,QTs+,AJo+,KQo

11: 77+,A9s+,KTs+,QTs+,ATo+,KQo

12: 77+,A9s+,KTs+,QTs+,JTs,ATo+,KJo+

13: 77+,A8s+,K9s+,QTs+,JTs,ATo+,KJo+

14: 77+,A7s+,K9s+,QTs+,JTs,ATo+,KJo+,QJo

15: 77+,A7s+,K9s+,QTs+,JTs,ATo+,KTo+,QJo

16: 66+,A7s+,A5s,K9s+,Q9s+,JTs,ATo+,KTo+,QJo

17: 66+,A5s+,K9s+,Q9s+,JTs,ATo+,KTo+,QTo+

18: 66+,A5s+,K9s+,Q9s+,J9s+,A9o+,KTo+,QTo+

19: 66+,A4s+,K9s+,Q9s+,J9s+,T9s,A9o+,KTo+,QTo+

20: 66+,A4s+,K8s+,Q9s+,J9s+,T9s,A9o+,KTo+,QTo+,JTo

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Inflexible Poker Bots

Certain poker bots are not able to be paused for intervention. That means that the user cannot simply stop the bot, play a hand or two, or several, and then proceed to resume. They must set up the bot - which is sometimes a painstaking task - and then repeat the same process when they want to turn the bot off/play again. This can become tiresome when you want to share a game with your poker bot.

ICM-Bot’s Easy-To-Use Start/Stop Capability

ICM-Bot solves this annoyance by including a straightforward “Start/Stop” button on the program interface. This means that a user can let the bot play, but freely disable it when he or she wants to play for a bit. Then, to resume, all the user has to do is click “Start” and the poker bot will be ready to continue its job immediately. The ICM-Bot team focuses on ensuring that ICM-Bot continues to work as an easy, simple, and user-friendly poker bot.

Disconnections & Poker Bots

For the most part, poker bots are not in any serious trouble if the internet connection they are using disconnects. This is because most poker bots are cash-game bots, and do not lose any equity by sitting out, and face only the inconvenience of not being able to play.

Sit & Go Disconnections

Tournament players are aware of how costly a disconnection can be. This is especially true for turbo sit & go tournaments, where for poker bots and humans alike, sitting out for more than 5 minutes can be the difference between entering the money, and losing a buy-in.

Poker Bots & Notifications

One of the most important features of ICM-Bot is the warning it gives if an error is encountered and the internet connection is timed out. Typically, a poker bot would be sitting out, unknown to its owner, without being able to give any sort of notification.

ICM-Bot’s Solution

If ICM-Bot encounters an error (for example, due to disconnection or a computer-related issue), it notifies the user via an alarm. If you turn your volume up, you do not need to worry about any disasters while you’re not in the vicinity of ICM-Bot. This allows you to not have to constantly tend to your poker bot and ensure that everything is going smoothly.

ICM-Bot Emergency Notification Sound

ICM-Bot Warning Siren (audio)