If morons didn't think online poker was rigged...

[UATrewqaz]

Ask him if he can give you and bigfoot a ride home in the rocket ship he bough with his winnings.

[JohnnyFX]

Whem I hear these kinds of stories I just say, "Wow. Really?" and change the subject.

[Innocentius]

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many will tend to counter-argue that they don't think they are 'intentionally' doing it...but that you can just tell that cards online aren't shuffled the same and those flops don't 'feel' the same as a hand-dealt flop.


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I basically agree, but it is nothing particular for online cardrooms. It goes for anywhere where people lose money gambling. Last time I played in a live tournament, the guy to my right told me that the current dealer always dealt flops that were either "all high" or "all low".

I don't think this talk is really keeping anyone from playing online. People who have lost money start it, and it mostly spreads among people who wouldn't play anywhay (my father, for instance "knows" online poke ris rigged). People who want to play find reasons to do so. I mean, has anyone here not expreienced someone losing couple and pots and starting to fill the chat window with "party is sooo rigged", "only on party...", "riverstared...", etc. I sometimes ask them why they play, if they think it is rigged. The most common answer is something along the lines of "It's definitively rigged, but I can win anyway...".

Ther reason that many of these players play is YOU all (and to a much lesser extent me). It's the stories of players actually earning money (and often good money) gambling. This is a dream for many, but they don't really want to hear that it takes training, reading, discipline, etc., but think that it's all pure talent, and they have IT... When they lose, the site is rigged. When they win, they are great...

[Barrin6]

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many will tend to counter-argue that they don't think they are 'intentionally' doing it...but that you can just tell that cards online aren't shuffled the same and those flops don't 'feel' the same as a hand-dealt flop.


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I basically agree, but it is nothing particular for online cardrooms. It goes for anywhere where people lose money gambling. Last time I played in a live tournament, the guy to my right told me that the current dealer always dealt flops that were either "all high" or "all low".

I don't think this talk is really keeping anyone from playing online. People who have lost money start it, and it mostly spreads among people who wouldn't play anywhay (my father, for instance "knows" online poke ris rigged). People who want to play find reasons to do so. I mean, has anyone here not expreienced someone losing couple and pots and starting to fill the chat window with "party is sooo rigged", "only on party...", "riverstared...", etc. I sometimes ask them why they play, if they think it is rigged. The most common answer is something along the lines of "It's definitively rigged, but I can win anyway...".

Ther reason that many of these players play is YOU all (and to a much lesser extent me). It's the stories of players actually earning money (and often good money) gambling. This is a dream for many, but they don't really want to hear that it takes training, reading, discipline, etc., but think that it's all pure talent, and they have IT... When they lose, the site is rigged. When they win, they are great...

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That is so trueee I have so many friends who think online poker is rigged. But one of them, after running 2/4 6m really hot (underrolled), winning a couple g's in a span of 2 months now thinks he's the [censored]. He totally ignores training, reading, and discipline. I'm waiting for his downfall. Of course he doesn't listen to me because I just started poker and lost money.

[moorobot]

"Not very good at life in general" NH

[magoo]

The people who run online poker CANNOT BE PROSECUTED. But, if you screw them, they can ruin your credit. There is no better scenario for a criminal enterprise.

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How many more players would be online? Seriously?

Everytime I play at a casino, or at a live card room, anytime online poker is mentioned...everyone talks about how it is not legitimate because of some 2 outer or some such non-sense. They played once, and stopped.

They are naturally all bad players, and obviously not very good at life in general.

Do you think if Party/Stars(please) came out with a campaign, showing more in detail how legitimate their shuffling/dealing was that more donkeys would play online? I'm beginning to think so.

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[Our House]

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many will tend to counter-argue that they don't think they are 'intentionally' doing it...but that you can just tell that cards online aren't shuffled the same and those flops don't 'feel' the same as a hand-dealt flop.


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I basically agree, but it is nothing particular for online cardrooms. It goes for anywhere where people lose money gambling. Last time I played in a live tournament, the guy to my right told me that the current dealer always dealt flops that were either "all high" or "all low".

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I was at the Taj in Atlantic City one day. This poor girl dealing a 10/20 game....

She puts up Qs, Qh, X one flop. Next hand, flop is Qd, Qc, X. Three people at the table started yelling at her to shuffle better....meanwhile, it was two different queens. Retards.

[smoore]

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The idiots at live play almost ruin the experience for me.

It takes every ounce of my restraint to not get up and grab them by their shirt collar and start b*tch slapping them.


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This never really has bothered me, I just laugh at them. If I'm feeling restrained I manage to laugh under my breath. I have, on more than one occasion, laughed right in thier face. Sometimes without even meaning to.

Of course, I'm the guy that will sit outside a malfunctioning automatic door just to watch people walk into it. I've been known to roll a smoke so I have a reason to loiter there for more than a few minutes.

[Sciolist]

I generally explain to people why they're stupid. Or say things like "so, why could they do xyz?". I may take to laughing at people, it sounds more fun. That said, I couldn't help myself laughing at (an attractive) woman who was elaborately looking ill at the tables last time I played. Better to laugh at the idiots instead.

[vinnox]

Today playing 3/6 6max some guy openlimped the sb, I raised K6s he calls. Flop 996 he bet/folds and says "what a joke. this site is rigged." and leaves like 2 hands later.