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09-26-2014 , 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by huntsman41
Which is why most of the rig theories suggested here are nuts, because they are in most cases (if not all) are ones that would show up in statistical analysis.
Many of the rigged theories posted here wouldn't even make a site more money.
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09-26-2014 , 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by huntsman41
I won't argue this point at all. I was playing on fulltilt when it went down, and so I'm not suggesting sites have uber track records. That said, in all the years I've played online I've yet to see even vague evidence that the deal is rigged. Especially when it is sites that allow data collecting of statistics. Bear in mind those users that got caught with admin rights that you are talking about were caught by players from the statistics.

You will always get individuals willing to try to cheat. I have no doubt there are people trying everyday to find a way to cheat at poker, just like in any other form of betting.

Still, I don't believe the game itself is rigged. I'll never claim to be 100% certain, as to be 100% certain of much is a stretch in life, but I'd put myself in the high 90's for how certain I am. At least with the major sites.

And here is why. While they may make more money if they rigged it, the chance for losing everything if someone spots the rig would be very high, given the amount of people looking at the statistical data everyday. The rig would have to be incredible to keep the stats showing statistical norm, while at the same time doing something underhanded. Which is why most of the rig theories suggested here are nuts, because they are in most cases (if not all) are ones that would show up in statistical analysis.
I agree however I don't really trust the hand histories all that much because there have been reports of hand histories missing, I've experienced that myself. Why or how they went missing is a mystery in itself but I don't really trust a site to provide me with total transparency when they themselves ( Pokerstars as an example) are really milking the community hard, and have been for some time now, ( see the player meetings thread). Not sure the proper way but in 2014 taking someones word for something isn't enough for me. I would like to see the inner workings and I believe that was promised soon in the form of a video regarding it.
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09-26-2014 , 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by notinmylifetime
I agree however I don't really trust the hand histories all that much because there have been reports of hand histories missing, I've experienced that myself.
You have to ability to save them to your PC in real time while playing and never have to ask for them.
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09-26-2014 , 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by NewOldGuy
Many of the rigged theories posted here wouldn't even make a site more money.
That's true. An overall rigging just doesn't make sense. people run hot, people run cold. That's the game. If I lose live I get mad at the dealer, at the game itself. Forget how many times I am thinking live " f poker man" however I wouldn't put it past them to have the ability to be able to rig if they wanted too individual hands. I'd like to be shown that is impossible and see the client
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09-26-2014 , 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by notinmylifetime
I agree however I don't really trust the hand histories all that much because there have been reports of hand histories missing, I've experienced that myself. Why or how they went missing is a mystery in itself but I don't really trust a site to provide me with total transparency when they themselves ( Pokerstars as an example) are really milking the community hard, and have been for some time now, ( see the player meetings thread). Not sure the proper way but in 2014 taking someones word for something isn't enough for me. I would like to see the inner workings and I believe that was promised soon in the form of a video regarding it.
Note there is a long gap between rigging the game and milking customers with charges you are clearly told about etc. Not like that isn't company policy in just about every business in the world to a greater or lesser degree.

Hand Histories: as others have said you can save them yourself to folder or port them into things like holdem manager or poker tracker. I've never had hands go missing. Well except in very odd occasions where a tournament has staggered and the hand has played but you've just not seen it happen. I've always been able to get the hand, and this is hyper rare to happen. It's normally caused by lag when it does though.

Based on you saying you go off on live dealers there is NOTHING that will make you feel good about online poker. If you can't trust someone right in front of your face, you will never trust a company and a machine dealer that are not right in front of you. No video, no compliance and no other form of evidence will really suit you by the sounds of it.
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09-26-2014 , 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by huntsman41
Note there is a long gap between rigging the game and milking customers with charges you are clearly told about etc. Not like that isn't company policy in just about every business in the world to a greater or lesser degree.

Hand Histories: as others have said you can save them yourself to folder or port them into things like holdem manager or poker tracker. I've never had hands go missing. Well except in very odd occasions where a tournament has staggered and the hand has played but you've just not seen it happen. I've always been able to get the hand, and this is hyper rare to happen. It's normally caused by lag when it does though.

Based on you saying you go off on live dealers there is NOTHING that will make you feel good about online poker. If you can't trust someone right in front of your face, you will never trust a company and a machine dealer that are not right in front of you. No video, no compliance and no other form of evidence will really suit you by the sounds of it.
You clearly are twisting what was said to suit your own agenda. Point being players run bad live and online all the same, only live you know you are not getting ripped off, online you don't. Funny how the others don't post after a comment like that, let it sit for all the "riggies" to see. Unlike most I don't believe what I am told unless there is a reason to trust. When companies are outwardly "milking the cow" as has been shown in the meetings thread than maybe it's time to rethink other information we are being force fed. You guys don't converse with each other, just pop off at anyone that suggests online poker may be a little bit corrupt. Ok..
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09-26-2014 , 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by notinmylifetime
You clearly are twisting what was said to suit your own agenda. Point being players run bad live and online all the same, only live you know you are not getting ripped off, online you don't. Funny how the others don't post after a comment like that, let it sit for all the "riggies" to see.
Why do you think huntsman, monteroy, etc. spend massive amount of time in here?

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Originally Posted by huntsman41
That said, in all the years I've played online I've yet to see even vague evidence that the deal is rigged.
NO WAY!!!! This just cant be!!!!!!!!! You, of all people were unable to see what thousands of online players see all the time! Say it aint so! Im....Im shocked!
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09-26-2014 , 08:46 PM
    Merge, $1.10 Buy-in (20/40 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
    Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #31053371

    Hero (BB): 825 (20.6 bb)
    SB: 375 (9.4 bb)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with J A
    SB raises to 80, Hero raises to 825 and is all-in, SB calls 295 and is all-in

    Flop: (750) 2 5 3 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
    Turn: (750) K (2 players, 2 are all-in)
    River: (750) 4 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

    Spoiler:
    Results: 750 pot
    Final Board: 2 5 3 K 4
    Hero showed J A and won 375SB showed 5 A and won 375



    Get the Flash Player to use the Hold'em Manager Replayer.



    Dude with A5 called it a "fkn joke" he lost this hand, and it reminded me of this thread.
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    09-26-2014 , 08:54 PM
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    Originally Posted by otatop
      Merge, $1.10 Buy-in (20/40 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
      Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #31053371

      Hero (BB): 825 (20.6 bb)
      SB: 375 (9.4 bb)

      Preflop: Hero is BB with J A
      SB raises to 80, Hero raises to 825 and is all-in, SB calls 295 and is all-in

      Flop: (750) 2 5 3 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
      Turn: (750) K (2 players, 2 are all-in)
      River: (750) 4 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

      Spoiler:
      Results: 750 pot
      Final Board: 2 5 3 K 4
      Hero showed J A and won 375SB showed 5 A and won 375



      Get the Flash Player to use the Hold'em Manager Replayer.



      Dude with A5 called it a "fkn joke" he lost this hand, and it reminded me of this thread.
      This post is just a joke right????
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      09-26-2014 , 08:55 PM
      Quote:
      Originally Posted by otatop
        Merge, $1.10 Buy-in (20/40 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
        Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #31053371

        Hero (BB): 825 (20.6 bb)
        SB: 375 (9.4 bb)

        Preflop: Hero is BB with J A
        SB raises to 80, Hero raises to 825 and is all-in, SB calls 295 and is all-in

        Flop: (750) 2 5 3 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
        Turn: (750) K (2 players, 2 are all-in)
        River: (750) 4 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

        Spoiler:
        Results: 750 pot
        Final Board: 2 5 3 K 4
        Hero showed J A and won 375SB showed 5 A and won 375



        Get the Flash Player to use the Hold'em Manager Replayer.



        Dude with A5 called it a "fkn joke" he lost this hand, and it reminded me of this thread.
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        09-26-2014 , 09:29 PM
        Quote:
        Originally Posted by huntsman41
        This post is just a joke right????
        No more or less than any other ITT.
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        09-27-2014 , 12:54 AM
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        Originally Posted by otatop
        No more or less than any other ITT.
        Oh I dunno. You didn't even lose the hand.
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        09-27-2014 , 01:09 AM
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        Originally Posted by notinmylifetime
        If I lose live I get mad at the dealer
        We know. If you didnt blame the dealer or the site you might actually have to take responsibility for your own results. Obviously you could never just be a man and do that.
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        09-27-2014 , 10:46 AM
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        Originally Posted by 5thStreetHog
        We know. If you didnt blame the dealer or the site you might actually have to take responsibility for your own results. Obviously you could never just be a man and do that.
        your rhetoric is the same. Not once have I blamed anyone for my "lack of results". I have very good results. I haven't said online is rigged either. You are falling in to your pattern of generic rhetoric.Not surprising either.
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        09-27-2014 , 04:10 PM
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        Originally Posted by thesebigballs
        No doubt there are idiots that wouldn't dare question the legitimacy of a big time poker site cheating them, because they simply can't wrap their head around a company stealing their money (even though companies have been stealing peoples money long before they were born and will continue to steal long after they're dead. but like you said, the majority of them probably aren't idiots and are just addicted.
        Great point, except that I don't think there are any such people in this thread.

        Of course you probably already have the evidence that there are, you surely wouldn't make stuff up here of all places, in which case I will be interested to read the posts that you link in your reply.
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        09-27-2014 , 07:02 PM
        Burn card discussion moved here:

        http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/25...cards-1477941/
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        09-27-2014 , 07:03 PM
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        Originally Posted by GTheJester
        We could go mad thinking up hypothetical situations to prove or disprove our own point but that wouldn't get anywhere and will just fog the argument..



        There has to be a difference in the final hand distribution because the 2 situations are different.

        In one there is less chance of hitting a pair if one or more of the cards you require has been burnt compared to a deal where no cards are burnt.

        let's say for example the burn card is the one you require to make your hand. It is burnt so you don't make your hand but when it isn't burnt you do.

        Online I know the deck doesn't work in the same way but the card you require is never burnt so can always hit. This is where the difference will occur between the two scenarios.

        Online you never get in a situation where you can't win a hand because cards are not available to you.

        At risk of greying the discussion you state that if the card you require is at the end of the deck in a live game then it will never hit anyway. However this is again a difference between the live and online game.

        Perhaps the real key would be to change the live game so that instead of burning the cards we shuffle the deck before every streent you t. Then the comparisons would be like for like.
        Why dont you go to a non-baised forum and ask this question like "answers.com"? When you have multiple mods and shills rush in to tell you your wrong, (like when people bring up obvious deal manipulation), you might be right.
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        09-27-2014 , 07:05 PM
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        Originally Posted by Bobo Fett
        Thanks
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        09-27-2014 , 07:06 PM
        This latest BR alias really should be permabanned.

        Spoiler:
        He's on to us.
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        09-27-2014 , 07:09 PM
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        Originally Posted by scumbagsall
        Why dont you go to a non-baised forum and ask this question like "answers.com"? When you have multiple mods and shills rush in to tell you your wrong, (like when people bring up obvious deal manipulation), you might be right.
        We were discussing basic probability. There's no reason for anyone to have an ulterior motive to convince him of anything. Whether he's right or wrong, it wouldn't change anyone's rigged theories.

        LOL @ the idea of answers.com being a better place to get the solution to this than a probability forum.
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        09-27-2014 , 07:30 PM
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        Originally Posted by Bobo Fett
        We were discussing basic probability. There's no reason for anyone to have an ulterior motive to convince him of anything. Whether he's right or wrong, it wouldn't change anyone's rigged theories.

        LOL @ the idea of answers.com being a better place to get the solution to this than a probability forum.
        OK.
        It just sounded good that saying if a card was removed probabilities went down.,
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        09-27-2014 , 09:28 PM
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        Originally Posted by thesebigballs
        We are posting on the largest poker forum on the internet.

        Of course there are going to be paid shills on this website. There is far too much money involved in online poker for doubters to get in the way of making all that money.

        From what I am hearing, there are plenty of them that have been on here for years posting in this thread specifically without a moments rest. That should tell you all you need to know.
        And then ones like you that change ID to push your agenda and the thread in the riggies direction. Sure the sites do have people from their sites on here, though they are named as far as I know. You lot really don't matter a tiny bit to them other than in your own little minds. Seriously, Fulltilt used to have it's own website and they had a rigged thread on there that they didn't close/delete or worry about at all.

        They don't care at all about rig theory idiots. They know they won't be convinced otherwise, are losing micro players and likely aren't playing at all anyway. So they don't give a monkeys what you have to say. If anything you'll just be a big joke in the office most likely.

        Quote:
        Originally Posted by thesebigballs
        We are posting on the largest poker forum on the internet.

        Of course there are going to be paid shills on this website. There is far too much money involved in online poker for doubters to get in the way of making all that money.

        From what I am hearing, there are plenty of them that have been on here for years posting in this thread specifically without a moments rest. That should tell you all you need to know.
        Would beat changing ID's all the time I'd think.

        Fulltilt used to have it's own forum and they never deleted the rigged thread they allowed on there even though if I recall it was bigger than this one.

        They don't care about you at all. They know you don't play, or hardly at all in most cases. If they care at all I'd think it is just to have a good laugh at the crazy **** you come up with.

        Quote:
        Originally Posted by thesebigballs
        See what I am talking about guys? I post and within just a few minutes, a paid shill who spends his entire day in this thread specifically, swoops right in!

        Open your eyes guys!

        GO WITH YOUR GUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        Yeah, and you post 3 minutes after me... Big difference.

        I'm sure the sites would actually prefer we didn't post. If we didn't this thread would likely have one post per month and be a bunch of idiots agreeing with each other.

        We are paid shills but repeatedly tell you to quit playing poker, and not to ever play online again. So yeah, go with your guts as clearly this makes sense. Another idiotic idea, but what a shocker there.

        Last edited by Mike Haven; 09-27-2014 at 09:49 PM. Reason: 3 posts merged
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        09-28-2014 , 05:32 AM
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        Originally Posted by thesebigballs
        [B]We are posting on the largest poker forum on the internet.

        Of course there are going to be paid shills on this website. There is far too much money involved in online poker for doubters to get in the way of making all that money.
        Lets me break some news to you bro. You are irrelevant. Only in your dim witted self absorbed mind would the thought that a multi million dollar company would spend thousands of dollars to keep some random dime playing poker player from crying after he loses ever seem even remotely sane. The only people that give two ****s about you in the poker world are the few random people in this thread that for whatever reason enjoy poking you with a stick from time to time to see what ******ed thing will come tumbling out of your cavernous skull as a response.

        Not only that, but you are too dumb to realize that you are a casinos wet dream. You gamble with gut feelings and emotions. You have zero sense of reality. You think you are a good player and will always believe that someone else is the reason you suck. You believe they steal from you and you still do business with them and give them your money. You are great for any casinos business I can assure you that. They live off of fools like you.
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        09-28-2014 , 09:40 AM
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        Originally Posted by thesebigballs
        We are posting on the largest poker forum on the internet.

        Of course there are going to be paid shills on this website. There is far too much money involved in online poker for doubters to get in the way of making all that money.

        From what I am hearing, there are plenty of them that have been on here for years posting in this thread specifically without a moments rest. That should tell you all you need to know.


        IT IS 100% RIGGED. And to the people still on fence about all of this. Just ask yourself. The reason you are reading this thread right now is because you have your doubts. And guess what...... you're right!

        FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE STAY THE HELL OFF OF ONLINE POKER!
        Believe it or not, this is the only post anybody needs to read. As you can see the guy was banned. Im shocked that this wasnt deleted. More than likely left here for shills to pick apart with their same old B.S. like the first dude who rushed in 8 minutes later.
        Just think, if the deal was truly random, all the "shills" that monitor this thread by the minute would have nothing to do!
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        09-28-2014 , 10:02 AM
        Have you quit all forms of poker?

        Should all riggies quit all forms of poker like I suggest, and stop paying rake to the evil sites?

        Yes or no, do you agree with my message to riggies like you for years?

        All the best.
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