Open Letter to All Bot Developers

Dear Poker-Bot Developers,

In some ways I can empathize with what you're trying to do. The get-rich-quick scheme has been at the heart of the American psyche since long before Charles Ponzi showed up on the shores of this great country at the start of the 20th century with barely a pot to piss in. Poker, given its potential for big scores at minimal investment, is just the latest iteration of that hallowed American Dream.

A recent audit of my incoming traffic suggests that, as part of the development of your poker bot (which will no doubt earn you untold riches while you sleep!), you're considering cribbing from my SNG strategy that I used to beat the PartyPoker SNGs in 2004. Some things to keep in mind: (1) I'm a donk; (2) The strategy wasn't that great a strategy at the time and certainly isn't at all useful for the vastly changed online poker landscape of 2009; and (3) I'm a donk.

I think what I'm saying is, "Have at it and godspeed."

Yours in Christ,
--F-Train

P.S. Eff the haters man. You guys are doing the online poker industry a great service in its efforts to bring online poker into the accepted mainstream and out from under the UIGEA. They should build a shrine to you and Russ Hamilton.