PokerStars to Restrict 3rd Party Software Aids

PokerStars will take a stricter approach to players using third party software aids. A company spokesman said that PokerStars will prohibit the use of these types of programs by specifically identifying “....any tool or reference material that offers commentary or advice that goes beyond a basic level, such as stack-size-based starting hand tables, decision trees or heads-up displays that dynamically change based on player action or card values”. “Our intention is to implement change gradually over time, ensuring that our internal detection and enforcement capabilities are able to keep up with the rules and that the community has adequate time to adjust,” he said.