Shill has more than one definition. I assume, when you say shill you are using this definition.

As a poker player, when you say shill, I think of this definition.

Under the later definition, we could all be considered shills.

Oddly enough, I look a lot like my avatar.

When you say "...most accomplished player..." do you mean you? Because even on the slim chance you are an absolute crusher, you sound like an absolute clown saying stuff like this.

You understand if most the players on the site are bum regs or extra extra fishy fish, that with a fair deck some of these terrible players who wouldn't win in tougher games, will in fact be winners.....because someone has to win, that's how poker works.

When you say things like these people would lose 95/100 situations, you scream "I don't know anything about poker." Do you know how often shoving ATC into AA wins? Almost 15% of the time. You know how often shoving 72o beats AA? Almost 12% of the time. It's interesting because bad players, who are in part bad because they don't understand the probabilities and the variance over sample sizes, are the only reason the game can continue to exist.

I'm not saying Global is 100% fair. I couldn't possibly know that. But from my experience over a decent but still small sample size across 3 years it seems pretty standard to me, and your entirely unsubstantiated claims of "I'm a crusher you should all be grateful to listen to," "Global is clearly fixed, if you just open your eyes you would see a bad player win several times with bad play in a single session," and "all the other players are terrible," are just that. Unsubstantiated nonsense.

I'd like to meet you, too!

If you're ever in Chico, California shoot me a PM and I'll buy you a cup of coffee.

@Bobo LMAO…. Global is shady as ****.

I have been playing cash games on BOL and Poker apps and I definitely don’t see the same number of suck outs. I don’t recommend ACR for cash games since the traffic is low and the players are tight. Either way there seems to be a big difference between global poker and other sites.

Speaking only for myself, the biggest difference between Global and other sites is that the player pool at nanostakes is significantly weaker on Global.

I just cashed out for $50....One cash out after another for me on Global; as opposed to one deposit after another on most other sites I played on.

Unfortunately not sure how much longer this site has. The cash games have gotten downright awful in the last year. Tournament entries are down. They need to run more promos to the masses ASAP.

Maybe I'm just abused by my timeline, having never played online pre-Black Friday. But the complaints about the cash games are confusing to me. The volume sucks but the cash games are significantly softer than ACR, Ignition, or PSNJ. So much so that it makes up for the other annoying aspects like no hand histories, less customizable interface, and risk of fraud.

As far as PLO cash games on Global Poker go.. I cannot think of an easier game.

Dropped 8 BI at PLO over two days. So many hands where I had AAxx in preflop and lost. Or had top two + flush and straight draws and lost to AA. I even had top set on a semi-wet board in a multiway all-in and I just walked away. I knew what was coming. Every single hand seemed to go against me. Meanwhile, most people I had marked as maniacs and fish were sitting on 6 or 7 BI stacks.

Unreal.

I think we all know what's going on. Unlike others, I'm not afraid to say it.

"I probably don't understand the game nearly as well as I think I do."

Seriously. I'm probably playing poorly as well as running badly. It's an opportunity for me to figure out what I can do better and come back with a fury. The games look juicy and it seems like you can play an extremely nitty style and profit just by nut peddling and getting it in against dominated hands. I want to do more work trying to learn ranges and estimating my equity before I come back but I can't wait. I could probably stand to be a bit more patient as well.

They should ban you for wasting their time with costly, minuscule payouts. I can't believe people do this.

Why ban me? They can increase the minimum cashout if they want. Or they can have a rule of only one cashout per month, or whatever. Since the current cashout rules have been in effect for several years, it doesn't seem to be a problem on their end. Not sure what your point is (if any).

addendum: Do you ever cash out, or do you just deposit?

I've lost 8BI in PLO in an hour.

I've had too many hours like this, smh the great game