Odds out the window on Full Tilt?

[tcorbin16]

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OMG FULL TILT IS SO RIGGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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rigged for sbrugby

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both QFT

[scorer]

I thought stars was the site most thought was rigged and had the doom switch

[Kirkrrr]

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Last night, on Full Tilt, I lost with AA. Twice.

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Whoa... I was chuckling along until I saw this post, but this is pretty serious evidence FT is rigged.

Kirk

[D.J.]

I don't really know how to respond to your post, but I have always kind of felt this way about internet poker in general, in that, I never have fully trusted it. Nevertheless, I do occasionally play online, but not for anything major. My general reasoning is just that, if people can hack into NASA, the possibilities for online poker are unlimited. Also, to further answer your question whenever I do play online(mainly fulltilt) I just think that I see too many "strange" hands like quads, straight flushes, set over set, etc. I know that there are many more hands played online than a casino, but I tend to question things that seem way out of the ordinary, especially when I can't see/touch the actual playing deck. This is why I play for what I consider big money only in casino cardrooms with neutral dealers, and even that isn't 100% foolproof.

-D.J.

[duck_butter]

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I don't really know how to respond to your post, but I have always kind of felt this way about internet poker in general, in that, I never have fully trusted it. Nevertheless, I do occasionally play online, but not for anything major. My general reasoning is just that, if people can hack into NASA, the possibilities for online poker are unlimited. Also, to further answer your question whenever I do play online(mainly fulltilt) I just think that I see too many "strange" hands like quads, straight flushes, set over set, etc. I know that there are many more hands played online than a casino, but I tend to question things that seem way out of the ordinary, especially when I can't see/touch the actual playing deck. This is why I play for what I consider big money only in casino cardrooms with neutral dealers, and even that isn't 100% foolproof.

-D.J.

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Thanks for your thoughts. I know for a fact that hacking has occurred in the past. Even the biggest (Party) had been hacked at one point before they fixed it. Although I tend not to believe that it is currently happening on major sites, I am not completely opposed to the possibility.

I should perhaps clarify as well, that my OP is not a "FULL TILT IS RIGGED" claim. I have never believed such things and do not use them as an excuse for normal variance. I believe for those of you that actually looked at the hands I posted above, that mine is a case of extreme variance. I have to say that something seems a little odd here. There are more bad beats and huge hand vs huge hand on FTP by far than I ever saw in over 2 years on Party. And I am not the only one who's noticed. I do not pretend to know what the answer to this is, I was hoping others might have some insight.

As always, for those who browse these forums with the sole intent to post sarcastic replies and never actually contribute anything...your sarcasm is appreciated and always welcome as well. =)

[winterGT]

I actually had the same impression when I went from prima to fulltilt. At one point I was actually wondering if I should adapt and start playing super weak/tight and just wait for my turn to flop the nuts on other people's monsters lol..

[creedofhubris]

i had two hands yesterday where I got allin preflop with THE SAME HAND as the other guy and lost both times to a flush OMG RIGGED