Despite efforts to block data mining and aggregation, PokerScout has apparently continued to count peak player numbers unhindered at US-facing poker room Bodog.
Earlier this week, Bodog took unprecedented steps to prohibit game-selection and data mining by removing the list of full tables from the poker lobby, with the goal to “protect recreational players” and to “increase the number of tables running.”
However, despite a one-day drop in figures on the day the changes were rolled out, PokerScout has since posted figures for the 21st and 22nd of September. In fact, if the estimates are accurate, Bodog has been successful in increasing player numbers: figures are approximately 30% higher than the same time last week.
As reported on Tuesday, although the changes make it more difficult to track data, tenacious data-miners can still open tables as they fill and continue to observe hands once the games fill up; coverage may be restricted but will likely still produce relevant data. Player tracking site PokerTableRatings also displays hands since the switch.
