CoinPoker Bans Bots and Refunds to Players
Bots have no place at the poker tables. The platform constantly identifies and shuts down these automated accounts, returning the funds they have confiscated. Following a recent internal investigation, CoinPoker bans bots. The site permanently banned 98 bot-linked accounts and redistributed $156,446 to the affected people.
The Background of the CoinPoker Bans Bots
On January 18, the debate flared up on X (Twitter) when poker pro Martin Zamani shared a video of a massive bot farm operating on another site. Following this, the platform reaffirmed its rules. Their online poker security relies on a simple principle: monitor, analyze, confirm, and ban.
As soon as suspicion arises, the site acts immediately to ensure fair poker games.
What the Pros Say About the Ban
Patrick Leonard, a CoinPoker ambassador, wrote the following on Twitter about the move:
“Bots will come. It’s 2026. But we will find you, we will turn you off, and we will give the money in your accounts to the people who deserve it. Message to the bots: stick to the sites who don’t care or don’t refund”.
Bencb, another renowned pro, reacted like this:
“This is the kind of update I actually want to see in poker. Not PR talk – real numbers, real bans, real refunds. 98 bots gone, $156,446 redistributed back to the players who got hit. Because “we banned them” isn’t enough… You have to fix the damage, too. And shoutout to everyone who reports this stuff – that’s how you keep the games clean”.
$156K Given to the Refunded Players
After concluding the investigation, the platform acted immediately. Here is the exact breakdown of the CoinPoker bot ban:
- All balances on the 98 cheating accounts were completely confiscated.
- $156,446 is being redistributed directly among the affected people.
- Exactly 1,360 refunded players will receive compensation within a week.
- Most bots were caught at cash game tables with buy-ins ranging from $50 to $200.
People often have questions about how the site handles these bans. Unfortunately, CoinPoker cannot reveal bot nicknames or specific account details due to standard data protection laws. They also cannot explain exactly how they caught the cheaters, as that would give future rule-breakers free tips.
CoinPoker’s Head of Security stated the following about the incident and the compensation process:
“This is the reality that we deal with; bots are an issue that affects everyone in the industry. This is a daily fight common to all online poker sites! One of our main priorities is to ensure that any players impacted by confirmed bot accounts are compensated appropriately and proportionately to their exposure to those accounts.
Not all automated accounts are profitable (we find losing and breakeven bots as well), but our approach remains consistent. If play is determined to have compromised game integrity, we review the impact and apply paybacks where appropriate”.
Long-Term Online Poker Security
The platform’s security model is built on zero tolerance, ensuring fair poker games in the long run. CoinPoker does not sit on the sidelines: they implement rapid bans on bots and collusion, and confiscated funds are always redistributed directly to the community.
CoinPoker protects the games using a few core principles to ensure fair poker games:
- Immediate action when a serious suspicion arises.
- Rapid bans for bots, real-time assistance (RTA), and collusion.
- Total confiscation of illicit money.
- Direct redistribution to the community.
- Continuous upgrades to detection tools.
- A zero-tolerance approach to cheating.
Cheaters will always threaten poker, but platforms must be ready. This crackdown was not a PR stunt triggered by recent Twitter drama; it is just how the platform operates. Processing paybacks is simply the right thing to do.
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