does this seem suspicious to anyone else? (probably a stupid question)

robinlacey

i don't really know why this seems suspicious,or what i'm suspicious of,but there's something weird i've noticed,i just wanted to see if anyone had any idea what could be going on...

a few weeks ago i was sitting at a 10/20nl table on tribeca my own,trying to get a game to start....
anyway,this guy kingside kept sitting down,and not posting
i mean he'd sit there for ages,with his name flashing,then he'd be sitting out,then he'd look as if he was about to post again,then time out and be sitting out again...
anyway,this went on literally for hours...
he'd disappear for a while,then come back,always the same thing,sitting there not posting...
i was playing various other tables so i didn't really think anything of it..

anyway,just now one of my friends was online and i opened up the tables he was at to see how he was getting on,and who do i see sitting at a 3/6 table with him but kingside,same thing again,sitting there not posting...

i commented on it in the chat,and some railbird said he'd been there for hours,sitting there not posting...
i just added him to my buddy list to see if he actually plays any games,and he's just sitting on his own at 4 tables
when i sat down at one,it was the same thing,he just didnt post,sat there,didn't respond to any chat...

so basically i'm wondering what possible explanation could there be for this behaviour,has anyone else noticed this guy or anyone else doing this?

i don't know if its suspicious as such,but it's pretty strange nonetheless...

RoadSweeper

gathering up stats to find fish.....


Edit: Now here sitting at 4 tables and all are empty!

nicnicnic

only thing i can think of is that he may of found a glitch and is getting action points, just a guess

cardshark202

malfunctioning bot

DeVore

Yeah sounds like a malfunctioning bot (either a bot to play or a bot to capture stats on others).

DeV.

robinlacey

i didn't know there were nl bots

don't think it could be for datamining-he's only at empty tables

cardshark202

Was half joking about the bot. Haven't a clue what it could be

phantom_lord

cardshark202 wrote:

malfunctioning bot

oops. I'll go fix it.

luckylucky

cardshark202 wrote:

Was half joking about the bot. Haven't a clue what it could be

actually sounds plausible, a possibility anyway.

Lafortezza

If a table starts 3 handed, there will be a BB, SB and button.
There have been threads about this on 2+2 where players (maybe bots) will wait and wait and wait for new tables to start just so that they can sit, play the button and then sit out. Basically getting to play a hand for free without playing the blinds.
Hard to know if some sad people are actually sitting and watching all the tables just so they can sit in for one hand, steal the blinds and then sit out and leave the table after earning 1 SB and 1 BB. Therefore slightly more likely to be a programmed bot.

Maybe.

Mr. Flibble

See you at 20/40. Much better than bonus whoring.

Mr. Flibble

It works. I'm down :rolleyes:

robinlacey

no this guy doesn't even play one hand