A computer poker player is a computer program designed to play the game of poker (generally the Texas hold 'em version), against human opponents or other computer opponents. It is commonly referred to as pokerbot or just simply bot. As of 2024, computers can beat any human player in poker.

Historically, poker bots have been used by players looking to make a quick buck. While some bots are profitable, those bucks rarely come quickly. In reality, successful bots tend to play at low stakes for long periods of time.

In reality, the RNGs used by online poker sites come as close to real randomness as possible, simulating random outcomes by running through millions of card combinations per second.

PokerStars has one of the best bot and collusion security prevention teams in the industry. They take this very seriously. But of course whenever there is money involved in anything in life, people will try and cheat. So it doesn't stop people from trying to run a bot on PokerStars.