Any program that plays without human intervention aka ‘poker bot’ or reduces the requirement of a human playing.Any program that works off of a centralized database of player profiles or hands played is prohibited.Software that shares hole card data with other players or programs is colluding.PokerStars do not Allow and prohibit the following types of Poker Tools:

Tools and services that help you analyse your game but do not or cannot be setup to offer direct, real-time advice on the appropriate action to take.

AutoHotKey, MacroExpress or AutoIt3 may be used to ‘bet the pot’ when you pressing the ‘P’ key, but cannot be used to create an auto-fold program that folds starting hands, or that automates advice or actions from any other software.

Macros and Hotkey programs are permitted provided they don’t have any bearing on game play logic.

Tools and services that profile your opponents, but make only use the data which you have accumulated through your own play on the site.

Tools, services or hand charts that tell you odds and pre-flop starting hand recommendations.

Pokerstars is the single most popular online venue for online poker has some stringent rules on exactly which type of poker tools and odds calculators are allowed and approved for play at Īs a broad rule PokerStars allow tools and services provided that:

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