There's been a surge in discussion of online cheating in poker. some online poker players certainly use real time assistance. There's also bots grinding online too.
The prevalence is an open question, though. I imagine it's rather high since there's a huge incentive to cheat.
There have been effectively unbeatable 1v1 limit hold’em bots online for at least 15 years - this has been a problem for a long time. Poker popularity ebbs and flows, we seem to be in a bit of a “boom” period right now.
The prevalence is an open question, though. I imagine it's rather high since there's a huge incentive to cheat.