What do you guys think about global poker? Is the ring legit? Does the sweepstake model trick people into thinking they are playing legit poker when really its smoke and mirrors??
I came across this and was concerned considering all the other sites are rated well.
https://professionalrakeback.com/global-poker-review

he's butthurt about not getting an affiliate link

site is fine

Site is fine. RNG is legit and certified. Sweepstakes aspect allows for US banks to enable and accept financial transactions and not run afoul of the UIGEA.

Smoke and mirrors? Lol, stop.

Why would you think a large affiliate would write up a recommendation to their client base to put money on a site that they don't get paid??

Why was this moved to the global poker part of the site?? I want to know what other players think

Why do you need to bring it up in 3 threads. Haven't got the answer you want yet?

You want to know what players who don't play on Global think of the site?

Feel free to ask the question here if you like:

Where can US players play?

But only if it's about what people think of the site in general. If you want to discuss whether or not the site is rigged, you've already got a post in the appropriate thread for that.

It got moved from the internet poker thread to the global poker thread. Gee I wonder if people who love global poker are gonna say its not legit. If global poker is so great how come no real pros have played on it? Yet real pros have played on every other site. Wpn bovada etc. Didn't Doug Polk or joey Ingram say they don't think global is legit and wouldn't okay there? Why is global poker only played by a certain crowd?

So you think only people who love Global Poker read or post in this forum? There are an awful lot of posts that seem to prove the contrary.

There are pros on Global, but there are less pros, for the same reason your $50 SNGs are no good, there isn't enough volume.

OK, I'm going to move these last few posts over to that thread so hopefully you guys can get this figured out.

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/2...g-itt-1079166/

I'll delete this one as well when I know you've seen it.

Links to P2P transfer thread.

Joey posted this about Global Poker last year;

https://twitter.com/joeingram1/statu...294914048?s=21

(Full disclosure, I work for GP, hence I keep links to stuff like this handy.)

Pretty sure it links to the P2P transfer CHAT thread, where I've moved the posts.

There are def pros playing on Global lol. Most only play the highest stakes cash or MTT's/Sunday Teaser and Scrimmage and the like. The last 540 they ran I had Ryan Laplante at my table for like 2 hours. Matt Affleck plays the bigger buy ins semi-regularly. Site def not pro-free.

I'm pretty sure you're correct. NH, I fold.

just stop already

Very sure that they have algorithms to help terrible players win more than their fair share. The person in charge of poker at Global is on the record posting here that the worst possible thing for their business would be players depositing, losing very fast and not depositing again.
The technology to make sure bad players get help is child's play. EA Sports was recently involved in a lawsuit where their "dynamic difficulty adjustment" technology was exposed. They are able to adjust gaming in real time based on skill. That is for very complicated gaming not something simple like poker.
My advice is play small stakes for entertainment only. See if you think it is a fair game.
Today I had KK on the button and raised 6X pre against 2 limpers. They both call and the flop came T64 all clubs. UTG donk bets the pot, player 2 calls and I shove with KK and a flush draw. UTG folds, player 2 calls with Q6(no clubs) and hits another 6 on the turn. This insanity will happen over and over and over again. The worse the play the more likely they get the help.
Have fun!

If it weren’t for variance, Aaltemari/TeFiti would never win.

yes

Do you have evidence to back this up?

See if I have this straight: the guy in charge of Global Poker thinks that not having return customers would be bad for business. Is there anyone, anywhere in charge of ANY business who would not agree with this?

Even is such technology is possible, it doesn't follow that it is being used by Global. It doesn't even follow that it would even make sense for Global to use it, even if they did have the technology.

Sound advice indeed.

And you, of course, have loads of evidence for this claim, right?

@ModernGrinder - You are comparing a game with infinite possibility of movement and choice (sports) to one where there is very limited choice and one where computers have almost already solved a GTO strategy. Who has is backwards?

@Lagtight, Defender of online poker. 1st one to respond every time.
1) No evidence on either side except anecdotical on my side which is playing and winning on the site since year 1 and noticing a major lasting change starting about 3-2020 (a time when a massive amount of new bad players started on the site) and on your side a strong belief and trust in corporations to always be pure and never do anything questionable or even nefarious. It could be that people calling shoves with a 7% chance for their tournament life in situations that are impossibly bad and hitting about half the time only happens to me. I realize that anything is possible.
2)Of course no one wants to lose a customer. To point out that losing a customer on a public forum in a way that is inevitable (new clueless players going broke fast) is the worst thing for your business makes me personally wonder how far they would go to slow down something that MUST happen based off the math. It just sounds like something that is out of their control for the most part is very much on their minds.
3) It would make "no sense" for a company to use an easy implement, impossible to prove technology that eases the number #1 threat to their business? Hmmm ok.
4) Glad you agree with the crux of the matter. So odd you take so much time when in the end you agree with the advice. Thanks at least for that.
5) The hand happened. If you do not see impossible plays like this this all the time I believe you and wish I could have that experience. That was my experience until about 3-2020

Do you think Madden comes anywhere close to replicating the infinite possibilities of an actual football game?

Global poker is legit.

I have played here maybe 2 years and that is the basis of my opinion.

Sorry, I don't know what rcp is?

So, my answer is "maybe."

Sorta. I defend what I like about online poker, and attack what I don't like about online poker.

My pleasure, sir.

I do not now, nor have I ever, believed the bolded. I think that a lot of businesses will do anything they can to make a buck. Look at Lock Poker, for example. I've said about a zillion times in this Forum that it is unwise to deposit any money on an online poker site that would cause emotional and/or financial hardship if the poker site skipped town in the middle of the night with all your money.

Even though I'm not from Missouri, show me, please. I'm not gonna take your word for it. Nor should you take my word for anything either, or course.

A lot of online sites might do anything they can get away with.

Depends on their liklihood of getting caught among other things. Show me evidence that they are implementing that technology, then I will believe it.

I believe in "Buyer Beware" and "Trust but Verify."

I don't dispute that the hand happened. But, "One swallow doth not a summer make."

Thanks for your detailed response.

Have a blessed day!