I Worry About Some Of You

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Post approved by David Sklansky

[zen_rounder]

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If ABS was the last site on Earth, how heavy would morals figure into the equation? I think things would change for me because I would still want to play. I suck.
Ever heard of casinos? they are places you can visit and play card games in, but it would mean leaving your computer unattended for hours at a time.

[fatshaft]

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Chip-dumping and colluding is almost always caught by a viligante poker player who then turns the info over to the site.

[/ QUOTE ]This is just wrong.........

but is explained by this...............
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I don't really know of many ways a poker site can implement things to prevent cheating,

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[Labarde]

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All David is saying is the same thing we have all been saying to every non player that says online poker is rigged:

"If it's rigged, it's rigged in my favor, who cares?!"

"If your making money, your making money."

Yet now that we "know" they cheat our song is different! Did we really ever doubt that there are cheaters at every site? If you play online poker your are accepting the risk because the reward outweighs it.

We have known all along that there are cheats, nothing is different. Weigh the risk against the reward, make the call.

If you are repulsed, as I am, then don't use that method because the risk reward equation is not the correct formula for weighing ethics.

Do I think it is a morally responsible post? Not really, but if you are looking to DS for ethical guidance you do have some f'd up [censored] going on in your head (no offense, but not a strong first choice). If you are looking to make money, you've come to the right place.

I am guilty of giving the same advise David did, and most of you are too. "Despite the known existence of cheaters (on any site), you should still play because it is profitable."

Personally I won't play there (ABS) until I am reasonably sure that things have changed. This may require new ownership, not sure... I am risk averse and morally outraged, they have an uphill climb with me, but I do note they seem to be shopping for rope.

If ABS was the last site on Earth, how heavy would morals figure into the equation? I think things would change for me because I would still want to play. I suck.

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good post [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[POKEROMGLOL]

Oh kay let me get this straight:

1. People cheat at absolute poker?? OMG NO WAI

2. Absolute Poker sucks at doing anything about it? WOW didn't see this coming in 1998.

3. Sklansky made a post that is a bunch of words?

Did I sum up the 980 topics and 7943 posts about this?

[mistere45]

This thread is all I need to know about DS. I am new to this forum. I had always respected Sklanksy as an intelligent player. However to start a thread called "I Worry About Some Of You", which had me chuckling as well before I even opened it (Obvious flame thread), and then suggest many members of this forum need to be tested for mental disorders, make no more posts but clearly read every response and deleting those you find too offensive, is absolutely silly. I wont use the word retarded, although it was the first one to pop into my head!!

[ibluffoldladies]

David,

You should write a book which gives a strategy against superuser's.

[Gullanian]

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[zen_rounder]

LOL very very good [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]