PokerStars has announced that it will ban skier_5 and other third-party assistance software during gameplay.

PokerStars Poker Room Manager Steve Day posted a message on Two Plus Two saying that skier_5—software that efficiently delivers relevant play recommendation charts for HUSNG—can no longer be used while the PokerStars client is open. The new policy is effective immediately.

Day also added that PokerStars is headed firmly toward further restrictions on third-party software within the next year or two.

“After thorough consideration of the input here and a lengthy internal discussion, we’ve decided to move forward in principle with the changes proposed in the OP. We still have some decisions to make regarding final wording and also to make sure we are comfortable with our detection and enforcement capability,” said Day. “In the meantime we will be in touch with some software developers regarding their existing applications to clarify which features might violate the upcoming rules so that they will have time to make the appropriate changes.”