Hello OP, I am on your side. I can't stand the masses of online poker players who think that they are better than live players because they can sit on a computer and mindlessly mash buttons. I have examples to support your theory, and will provide them.
Exhibit A) FantasticCow @ Pokerstars
http://www.pokertableratings.com/sta...h/fantasticcow
I'm not sure if this player had an idea how to play. He made plays that I found awful at best. Hand example:
PokerStars Game #33610422436: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10 USD) - 2009/10/03 21:22:36 PT [2009/10/04 0:22:36 ET]
Table 'Impala' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: jiheemow ($1584 in chips)
Seat 2: buster910 ($301.75 in chips)
Seat 3: fantasticcow ($1000 in chips)
Seat 4: petteytheft ($1000 in chips)
Seat 6: rytoast ($1048.50 in chips)
Seat 7: IntenseDawg ($1060 in chips)
Seat 8: jahwe ($1352 in chips)
fantasticcow: posts small blind $5
petteytheft: posts big blind $10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to petteytheft [3d 9d]
EASSA joins the table at seat #5
rytoast: folds
IntenseDawg: folds
jahwe: raises $20 to $30
jiheemow: calls $30
buster910: folds
juanmoretime has returned
fantasticcow: raises $110 to $140
petteytheft: folds
jahwe: raises $140 to $280
jiheemow: folds
fantasticcow: raises $720 to $1000 and is all-in
jahwe: calls $720
*** FLOP *** [Jc 6s Tc]
*** TURN *** [Jc 6s Tc] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 6s Tc 2d] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
fantasticcow: shows [8d Ah] (high card Ace)
jahwe: shows [Kc Kh] (a pair of Kings)
jahwe collected $2037 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2040 | Rake $3
Board [Jc 6s Tc 2d 4d]
Seat 1: jiheemow folded before Flop
Seat 2: buster910 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: fantasticcow (small blind) showed [8d Ah] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 4: petteytheft (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: rytoast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: IntenseDawg folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: jahwe showed [Kc Kh] and won ($2037) with a pair of Kings
You would never see this kind of play in live play. They'd be embarrased to show up with such a trashy hand with their hand caught in the cookie jar. If FantasticCow was at a live poker casino table, he'd be able to read Jahwe, and not shove here. Just mindless poker.
As player "IntenseDawg" wrote on his wall, "fantastic ****** more like it". I agree.
Exhibit B) Online is rigged
Let me tell you the amount of bad beats I have taken online. No, I won't waste your time. Let me just show a hand to prove online is rigged.
PokerStars Game #33610708807: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10 USD) - 2009/10/03 21:35:46 PT [2009/10/04 0:35:46 ET]
Table 'Galilea V' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: jahwe ($2947 in chips)
Seat 2: roy j ($1042 in chips)
Seat 3: IntenseDawg ($1000 in chips)
Seat 4: elgabriel ($1840.50 in chips)
Seat 5: MAVSDADDY ($531.75 in chips)
Seat 6: DRluck3 ($1644 in chips)
Seat 7: putyou2sleep ($935 in chips)
Seat 8: caballou ($1233.75 in chips)
Seat 9: petteytheft ($1000 in chips)
roy j: posts small blind $5
IntenseDawg: posts big blind $10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to petteytheft [Qd Qh]
elgabriel: folds
MAVSDADDY: folds
DRluck3: folds
putyou2sleep: folds
caballou: raises $30 to $40
petteytheft: raises $70 to $110
jahwe: folds
roy j: folds
IntenseDawg: folds
caballou: calls $70
*** FLOP *** [Th 3d 8c]
caballou: checks
petteytheft: bets $150
caballou: calls $150
*** TURN *** [Th 3d 8c] [4d]
caballou: checks
petteytheft: bets $350
caballou: calls $350
*** RIVER *** [Th 3d 8c 4d] [2c]
caballou: checks
petteytheft: bets $390 and is all-in
caballou: calls $390
*** SHOW DOWN ***
petteytheft: shows [Qd Qh] (a pair of Queens)
caballou: shows [3s 2d] (two pair, Threes and Deuces)
caballou collected $2012 from pot
caballou said, "lol"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2015 | Rake $3
Board [Th 3d 8c 4d 2c]
Seat 1: jahwe (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: roy j (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: IntenseDawg (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: elgabriel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: MAVSDADDY folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: DRluck3 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: putyou2sleep folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: caballou showed [3s 2d] and won ($2012) with two pair, Threes and Deuces
Seat 9: petteytheft showed [Qd Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Now in this hand you will see why the online pokers are rigged. You will never see a player win with 23o in a real poker casino game.
Exhibit C) Scout326
What is this online high stakes player thinking? He's a pretty solid representative of the skill level.
I have more, but will not waste my time on the ignorant.