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Originally Posted by AnthonyB.
I have been playing online poker full time for 5 years, and during this time I have played PP,FTP,PS,CAKE,and AP. Any of the observations, information, or disturbing tendencies that I mention here are strictly based on my own play and opinions, which is all relayed to the best of my ability and knowledge in this thread.
For starters, I would suggest reading " Kennedy vs.Ftp ", "Joseph Menn poker article 4-05-10 " and also enlightening yourself about the server locations.
Have you ever noticed how quickly $12 ( 180 man turbos ) fill on Stars ?
Have you ever wondered why the online beats are clearly accentuated as opposed to live play ?
Have you ever looked at the leaderboards on Stars or Ftp and noticed the geographical locations of the players in the prizing positions ?
If not, I suggest you take a look........Germany,Netherlands,U,K. Canada,Brazil,Spain,and Russia clearly dominate. Meanwhile where is Italy, Japan,China,U.S.A. Africa,France?
In fact, Germany is #2 in the world in online players ? This is a very disturbing fact per population , and would certainly lead me to question the validation process or the actual programmers themselves. Where is the PPA ?
Why must these operations position themselves on ungoverned islands, and locate their servers on Indian reservations if they are conducting business within the confines of total transparency ?
I have now become so keen to who the bots are on Stars , that I can tell you who will cash any 1 table sit n go before it starts,,I shouldn't be able to do this but I can.
To the poker purist who give responses like " see so many more hands online ", or " German player had pot odds to call with 39 when he cracked AA " or my favorite " it happens live too " I say, " keep a close eye on where the players are from in padded setup scenarios, and tell me what you see ? Watch which player is preferentially dealt and take note how close he lives to Germany 75% of the time
Here's what I see: Deutschland ( or somewhere real close) handing out many many of the online beats
These programs are bot laden, fraudulent, and in serious need of a revamped regulatory system that gives every geographical location a fair shake
Interesting observation. What is your experience at the CakePoker site? Like so many online poker players, I had to leave PS and FT because of the doomswitch phenomenon, and I’ve been playing at Doyle’s Room for quite some time now. I’m happy to say that my card runs continue in a normal up and down pattern; no endless barrages of bad beats that drive you into the ground. The biggest problem with DR, however, is the light traffic. Is Cake busier?
As far as the nationality thing goes, I'm a US player and I place high and win my share of tournaments at DR (I've more than quadrupled my money since playing there, so I don't think there is any nationality favoritism.) I was just wondering about the doomswitch effect. It seems like that aspect would be the same as DR: none.
The only hope for getting the big sites to move “off the reservation” is the passage of HR 2267 (so they can be purchased by big casinos in the US and actually regulated for fairness.) And though HR 2667 is likely to pass the full house in the near future, when it hits the Senate, it may languish there for a long time. As we know, the brain-dead GOP Senators are filibustering nearly everything that comes down the pike, and there's a good chance they will do the same with this bill. In my view, the only hope is that they may just put partisanships aside because the country badly needs the revenue online gaming will generate.
Hey Shilltards: the GOP is your best friend on this one. If they knock the bill down in the Senate, which there is at least an even money chance they you will do, you shillies get to keep your minimum wage jobs. Ain’t life grand.