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Originally Posted by steamboatin
It's all good. I like discussions and hearing other people's opinions and observations. I have observed that Haters & Riggies seem to have low post counts and/or new accounts and the members that seem to support Global seem to have been around a little longer which also doesn't prove anything but should give you something to think about.
No harm done. I'm not some disgruntled past member who has been kicked or banned, just a long time lurker who recently started up playing again on Global and noticed the massively deflated amount of players since the last time I played there about a year or two ago (then again many were locked inside there houses during that time). I also truly have never seen such insane action all in large massive bad beats (not just me - but quads beat quads... royal beats str8 flush... fh beats fh. These are all in hands where half or more the table goes all in. It just seems statistically the chances of this happening within an hour or two is insane - so I actually read all of their terms of service and fine print and came upon this thread.
I was the beneficiary of some of these insane hands as well but it did seem more like a video game bingo version of poker than actual poker.
I didn't lose any insane amount of money I only popped for the $20 sweeps buy in... raised it from micro and slowly climbed up stakes to about $275 (I'd love to say it was my playing skill but it was insane nut all in hand after all in hand) .. cashed out $75 - which I do have to admit came quickly & without problems so no complaints on that end and then lost and I kid you not KKKK to AAAA (on river flop of course) - and I keep seeing these type of hands that simply shouldn't occur this frequently unless I am seeing powerball lotto like odds in play. I'm not crying or anything - but I definitely wouldn't deposit again without getting some clarity on the sweepstakes terminology.
I have seen what all online players have seen at the other sites in terms of variance... of course - but I don't know if their terms of service legally allow them to futz with odds at poker tables. Global's legalese terminology clearly does. Again this does not prove they are - and honestly I wouldn't play at Global regardless if their were any other alternative (I played at pokerstars for over a decade) - but I'm in upsate NY for a while and other than a rinky dink Toyoga Downs casino with all of two live tables that barely has anyone and is two hours away - there is no where else to play physical or online because NY is a backwards ass state. Concealed guns & pot are legal but OHHHHH not that deadly online poker!!! Lol.
I wrote to Global asking for clarification on the terms of service and if it only applied to slots or if it applied to the poker tables as well because of the sweepstakes model they are using, but I received no reply. Is their anyone officially from Global Poker in this thread? Can they give an absolute clarification on it?