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After thinking some, I realize streaming card data actually forces a player to share high value information whether they like it or not. That is definitely not
by ddingus 7y ago
After thinking some, I realize streaming card data actually forces a player to share high value information whether they like it or not.
That is definitely not poker.
Bluff data is extremely high value! It is common to see a killer bluff shared as a sign of respect, for example. But, not sharing it is also common.
Others can profile a successful player and reduce the advantage they have in future games. Doing this old school, by reading people and deduction from known card data is an important skill.
Those who can do that, sans card data, are very potent players.
By streaming card data, players are forced to allow profiling with a precision and accessibility well beyond what would otherwise be possible, and all of it is accessible to any interested player! And archived (you all know it will be) for all time!
All of this not only devalues the game, makes it something not POKER in the most basic sense, even though the mechanics are the same, but devalues players too!
Just putting this here to augment my earlier comment.
And none of it is a slam against the tech. I do not mean that.
But, like bots, this is definitely one of those "just because we can, does not mean we should" type innovations.