Online poker data mining – help or a hindrance

Poker news, Townsend suspended in Isildur1-gate
Townsend suspended in Isildur1-gate

There was a big broohaha and hullabaloo when the Cardrunners were suspended from Full Tilt for sharing information on Isildur1, helping Brian Townsend take the mysterious Swede for $4.2m.

As it turns out the rules regarding the mining of information regarding players’ playing patterns vary from site to site but many players are objecting to the increasing use of third party External Personal Assistance Programmes (EPA).

So where do the sites themselves stand? Why not take a look? Read more.