If you want to even the playing field and stay anonymous to your opponents, check out Anonymous tables now at any of the iPoker networks poker rooms.
iPoker's anonymous poker tables are now available across their entire network. Poker sites which update their software to the latest version will be able to start offering anonymous tables to their players.
The idea behind anonymous tables is to create a more equal playing field for players who do not use HUDs and tracking software. Players that are seated at anonymous tables are identified by their seat number and therefore cannot be tracked by software like PokerTracker or Holdem Manager.
Anonymous tables have received both praise and criticism in the poker community and therefore are being monitored closely by the iPoker staff. Anonymous tables are currently only available in No Limit games of heads-up, 6-max and full ring. The buy-in levels are from 2Nl to 100Nl. The iPoker network plans to expand the rollout of anonymous tables based on the community's feedback.
The biggest concern that players have with anonymous tables is that collusion and bots could run rampant within the network without any possible way to monitor their activities and therefore identify them as cheats.
In an email to Pokerfuse, iPoker had the following to say about this serious concern. "Anti-collusion and bots prevention are being handled on Anonymous tables as if there were regular tables. Anonymity is merely on the tables, our system and anti-collusion team still recognizes the players and is fully capable at maintaining the network's security just as in any other table".
Anonymous tables are an interesting inclusion in the online poker world because for years now professionals could data mine their opponents and use this information to gain an even greater edge. It will be interesting to see how popular these tables will be without this element and if sharks who do not use tracking software will consider it their new feeding great. Whatever the case is, it's good to see continued innovation in the online poker world.
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