Online Poker Bot Activity Surfaces in Ignition Video

A high stakes poker regular has drawn fresh attention to bot activity in online poker. Over the weekend, Martin Zamani shared a video on X that appeared to show a large scale automated poker setup running on Ignition.

The footage showed dozens of computer screens, each playing one or two tables at a time. No one appeared to be making decisions. Zamani said the machines relied on bots to handle gameplay, with a small number of people in the room to maintain the equipment.

Good to Know

• The video showed automated play on high stakes Ignition tables
• Zamani said the setup was only part of a larger operation
• Ignition said the activity was already addressed

Zamani said the bots were active at high stakes levels and that the rooms shown were only a portion of the full operation. He added that he did not record the video himself and received it from a third party. He said he shared it to raise awareness rather than to make accusations.

Zamani is well known in high stakes poker circles. His live tournament earnings total nearly $8.4 million, with additional millions won online.

Massive bot farm on Ignition/Bovada. They’ve know about for ages and done nothing. It’s highstakes and this isn’t the entire operation either and they just don’t care.
Enough is enough of this shit.

(I didn’t create the bot or the video)
I don’t think this is happening on… pic.twitter.com/VeEKzLhVGv

— Martin Zamani (@martin_zamani) January 17, 2026

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History of Speaking Out on Poker Integrity

Zamani has previously raised concerns about unfair play. In 2022, he helped expose a collusion scheme tied to a poker stable run by Bryn Kenney. Zamani said he was pressured to ghost other accounts and use real time assistance during tournaments.

Following the release of the bot video, Ignition said the activity shown was not current. Company representatives said the footage dated back to 2022 and that all accounts involved were already removed.

Ignition said it terminated every account shown in the video along with related accounts uncovered during an internal review. The company said it actively monitors gameplay and responds when issues surface.

Zamani said he does not believe similar operations run on what he described as major sites. He pointed to regulated US platforms such as PokerStars, BetMGM, and WSOP Online, which operate under strict licensing and oversight requirements.

He also highlighted CoinPoker as an example of fast enforcement. One day after Zamani posted the video, CoinPoker identified bot related activity on its own platform. The site refunded $156,446 to affected players and banned 98 accounts tied to the issue.

CoinPoker said it plans to continue tightening controls with the goal of making bot play extremely difficult by the end of 2026.

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