The Fallacy of Online Poker Gambling

[MelchyBeau]

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I've been playing about 1.5yrs and am up quite a bit more than my initial BI... Even though it's at lower stakes, I'm still up. (In the thousands)

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and what site are you working for sir

[ocdscale]

If they wanted people to stop gambling, they would do better simply telling the truth, that people suck at playing poker and should stop.

[CaseS87]

So apparently rake doesn't exist in live games?

[Jurrr]

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If they wanted people to stop gambling, they would do better simply telling the truth, that people suck at playing poker and should stop.

[/ QUOTE ]Not really. People cannot handle the truth. People would rather believe poker is "rigged" than believe they are incompetent.

[apefish]

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I will just post the link here, but I think you should mock this point of view.

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I almost never do this...

FYP

[Pokerdemic]

I've got 20:1 Katz is a hardcore fundy

[FatalError]

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ZOMG who wrote this?

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tuff fish?

[carol-ann]

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[/ QUOTE ]Emm... why? Are you so afraid of this viewpoint that you cannot even figure out how to refute it properly and closing the thread is the only option?

[Tortuous]

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ZOMG who copyrighted this?

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Has to be a comedian.

[adanthar]

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[/ QUOTE ]Emm... why? Are you so afraid of this viewpoint that you cannot even figure out how to refute it properly and closing the thread is the only option?

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refutation: not everyone in online poker has the exact same skill level.

but if I closed this atrocity it'd no doubt feed your righteous anger or whatever mix of emotions related to 'oh no gambling is evil' you're feeling, so it's staying open for public mockery.