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Heh... you stole my answer. I would also like to say that I have no idea if any online site is "rigging" things, but it never ceases to amaze me how many people act like it's an impossibility. As you noted, companies like Enron and Worldcom kind of shoot down the "their making so much money, why would they risk getting caught" theory, in my opinion. I think people tend to think that the bigger and more successful a company is, the more legit they must be. I'm not sure I believe that. Considering most of these companies are offshore and the regulation process leaves a lot to be desired, I don't think you can assume they are all on the up and up. Like I said, I'm not implying that they are in fact rigged. I just wouldn't be so quick to assume it's an impossibility.
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Yup. I once wrote a post about how I couldn't understand how anyone could not even at least acknowledge the possibility of rigging and I got flamed like a mofo.
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I agree with both of you and everyone else who has made this statement. While I am still up in the air about the legitimacy of online poker, and I obviously wrote a long post explaining why I think it's fixed, I am not at all opposed to listening to the other side, or even changing my opinion if someone gives me something interseting to think about. I think the fact that such a majority of the people on here belittle anyone who questions anything is unfortunate. Regardless of who is right or wrong, it is not as if online poker being rigged is so unbelievable that its worth mocking and berating someone who just so happens to put the idea out there. I definitely believe it is something worth discussing seriously and those that question should not be dismissed as idiotic whiners. While many of those do exist (myself included sometimes, and it even pisses me off) I don't think the answer is so cut and dry. Obviously if such a scandal was being pulled off by poker rooms, absolutely none of the stuff anyone ever said in this forum would be of any consequence for online play. So why not take it more seriously? Get someone with the know-how to do a real analysis