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Old 11-15-2007, 11:38 PM
mstram mstram is offline
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Default Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

I'm guessing this has been discussed before, but I didn't know what to search for.

It's obvious to me (now anyway), that FullTilt "pads out" their tables with dummy "players", who are set to "fold on every bet".

What is the purpose for this?

Is there anything insidious / evil going on here?

Or is it just to make it easier for freeroll players / newbies to play, and encourage them to come back? .... build up false confidence .... deposit actual *real* money.

There were FOUR of these "players" at the table where I played the Canadian freeRoll tonight. I'm only a beginning player, and I might (probably) would have done a lot worse against actual players, but it also made it almost impossible to pick up any large pots when I had a good hand and raised, as 4/10 players were folding every time.

It wasn't until I was eliminated from the table, that "duh", I realized what was going on.

Mike
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Old 11-15-2007, 11:39 PM
Foucault Foucault is offline
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

wow you are a clever one
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Old 11-15-2007, 11:41 PM
A_Junglen A_Junglen is offline
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

I'm pretty sure it's just players registering and then not playing (sitting out), since they're freerolls.

Edit: lol
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Old 11-15-2007, 11:43 PM
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

Post of the year, seriously.
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Old 11-15-2007, 11:45 PM
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

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I'm pretty sure it's just players registering and then not playing (sitting out), since they're freerolls.

Edit: lol

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The players were not sitting out, they were "playing" every hand.

Mike
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Old 11-15-2007, 11:49 PM
ZBTHorton ZBTHorton is offline
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

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I'm pretty sure it's just players registering and then not playing (sitting out), since they're freerolls.

Edit: lol

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The players were not sitting out, they were "playing" every hand.

Mike

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Hehehe.
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Old 11-15-2007, 11:49 PM
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

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wow you are a clever one

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If you're being sarcastic, or otherwise, I'd appreciate a serious reply.

I haven't (yet) deposited any actual money there, but I'd like to know if this is anything to worry about, or just standard practice, or maybe I AM wrong about the "sitting out" message. I *do* see "sitting out", for my position if I "time out", but I haven't noticed before if it is / not displayed for other players during freerolls.

Mike
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Old 11-15-2007, 11:50 PM
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

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Post of the year, seriously.

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If I'm way off base, please explain it to me ... like I'm a six year old [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Mike
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Old 11-15-2007, 11:50 PM
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

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wow you are a clever one

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If you're being sarcastic, or otherwise, I'd appreciate a serious reply.

I haven't (yet) deposited any actual money there, but I'd like to know if this is anything to worry about, or just standard practice, or maybe I AM wrong about the "sitting out" message. I *do* see "sitting out", for my position if I "time out", but I haven't noticed before if it is / not displayed for other players during freerolls.

Mike

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You should probably investigate this idea.
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Old 11-16-2007, 12:02 AM
A_Junglen A_Junglen is offline
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Default Re: Dummy \"filler\" players at FullTilt FreeRolls

In tournaments on FTP when a player is sitting out, it doesn't say "Sitting Out." It does in cash games though.
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