Unexpected consequences of previous restrictions caused increased difficulties for players looking to get a seat.
Online poker giant PokerStars has moved to put an end the use of all automated seating scripts in its continued attempt to level the playing field for all its players.
Seating scripts are third-party software programs that scan the lobbies of ring games and seek to automatically seat a player at a table filled with weaker players. The use of such automated scripts is often seen as predatory behavior, as they allow stronger players to use the software to “hunt” weaker players.