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Originally Posted by Monteroy
This is how live poker works as the deck is set in advance as well (though random).
Assuming you believe more sinister forces are at work the question would be how do the rooms know how the players will actually play the hands?
Oh, I don't think they do. Imo, it's just a matter of leading a horse to water but it's up to them if they drink or not.
There are various types of "random", with the main question for me being, is online poker's random, the same as live shuffler/dealer poker's random? I don't believe it is and think the randomness in online poker maybe derived from not having a set time when the "rigged"/preset for the potential of maximum rake, hands, will come up.
I look at like having a contest where finding the blue M&M would win someone a million dollars, so one blue M&M goes out randomly among zillions of bags. I believe online poker sites, variously increase the amount of "blue M&M'" rake hands versus what would occur randomly with actual real life shuffles and dealers.
I remember some site talking about having actual cards being dealt out and storing the hands to be replayed for online poker. That would be interesting if it could be verified. With all the money in online poker, it's a wonder nobody has started a poker site with live dealers on a web cam at each table.
There is definitely a niche for that. lol