But..........

hey you silly-head...this is the freaking definition of "rigged." That's nice that you seem to have your own definition where you somehow think Stars does action-flops but isn't actually rigged. But your definition is incorrect. Action-flops is the same as saying it is rigged. Get it? Think about it a little bit and try to figure out what normal think of when they use the term "rigged."

i wasnt being sarcastic, its not a complicated post, or it might be.

Maybe I think it is rigged, maybe I dont know, maybe I do know.

OP - you are correct. The bot dealer has to count the chips before dealing the turn card, therefore the long dealy. This is PS way of simulaing a real life all-in after the flop.

Yes I have noticed this on Stars before recieving terrible beats.

lol... Maybe the card fell on the floor, under the table...

I didn't say you were being sarcastic. I pointed out that you were saying it wasn't rigged while also saying that you think there could be action flops. This is 100% contradictory since action flops means the site is RIGGING the game (not truly randomizing it somehow).

These threads show real paranoia.

Of all the hundreds of thousands of people playing poker PS has decided to gang up on the OP and give him delayed bad beats...

or maybe it just picks out people at random...

Maybe that's a secondary function of the RNG.

Close the thread.

Let me tell you a story:

John, a passionate gambler, sees a newspaper ad about a new casino opening in his town. Of course, he is interested and decides to pay the casino a visit this weekend. As the day comes, he rushes in his car with several hundred dollars to the casino. After checking out roulette tables, various slots and poker room and slowly bleeding money, he reaches a table of blackjack, his favorite game.

Being very excited, he puts in a $10 chip and gets his two cards. He receives a hard 12. Showing the dealer to hit him, he receives a jack, busting his hand. Next hand is also a bust. Suddenly, the casino power grid, unprepared for the strain of a multi-story building, suffers a short blackout, causing the casino lights to flicker. John bets another $10 and then--imagine this--he gets dealt a natural, ace-ten! He happily collects his money. Several hands later, the lights flicker again and John receives another natural.

"Yes, that must be it! When the lights flicker, Lady Luck is sure to show me her pretty face!" John happily concludes. Seeing a third flicker, he bets $50 as the shoe is shuffled for the next hand...

I wasn't saying that internet poker is rigged, or that pokerstars is out to get any individual player or I would never suggest that pokerstars would go after everyone on the site....wait maybe I would suggest that. Nah, I'm sure they wouldn't try to make tournaments somehow speedup by dealing cooler after cooler, I'm sure action flops don't occur, I'm sure collusion doesn't exist and that the pokerstars police take an oath to be honest and live life with the utmost integrity.

Heck, why would a business like pokerstars have any reason to speed up the games in tournaments, especially around the bubble? That is preposterous to even think up. Its not like players enter another one right after they bust, I mean full houses beat nut flushes all the time, its cause pokerstars deals so many hands per hour,quads over quads is a daily occurrence in and BnM. Its so obvious that there will be that many more bad beats.

So what if Stars doesnt have to answer to any authority, no gaming authority or actual countries laws, I know with all my heart they police themselves and do an outstanding job making sure that the software and RNG is legit, I mean they have paid people big big big big money to do testing and say it is legit. I would never question someone getting paid and their results to do a test for a company, never.

Pokerstars isnt rigged, come on guys, there is nothing to gain for them, what are they out to get just one of us, or hang on, maybe they wanna get all of us at the same time. If we all sit around on their site for long enough passing chips back and fourth paying rake hand after hand, tourney entry fees one after another Stars does gain and who loses? Nah, that would never be the case, its legit, all they want is a fair shake at the end and everyone to be happy, I mean they police themselves, they have to be on the up and up.

Nice fella

Just yesterday, I was way ahead on all-in's and there was significant lag both times when putting the cards out. Yet, I won both hands. I don't get the point.

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Thanks feldz. I was trying to help you out but you have showed me rather clearly why it was such a mistake to even bother with you. Good luck at the tables.

LOL

You guys are hilarious. Very fun read.
It's a delay for drama programmed into the software when no more bets are to come. Not associated with BB's though.

Like all of us, you just remember the BB's more than the wins.


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I thought you might

Pokerstars isn't fixed is it?

They have nothing to gain, they are a legitimate legal poker site that has very high standards and wants us to believe bad beats happen, we play more hands, right, than we would in any home game or live room. People have made mirrions on stars, retired and are living in a mansion on a beach, wait that was the owners.

Online poker isnt rigged, nah.

stars is rigged. how is this still news?

feldz - Why do you play on Stars?

Why are you using bold text?

Juk

Stars isnt rigged, didnt you read my posts, jeez, they are a reputable legitimate legal site that uses a credible RNG, I love the software and the support.


With the tinfoil on my head it makes the bold easier to read

Good answer

Juk

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