Originally Posted by PeterPan2018
Hello, everybody. I am new to site and this is my very first post. I actually created this account specifically for this post and opinions. Thanks for the replies in advanced. This is exclusively about Ignition Casino and their poker site.
I played on the site a few years back and quit after 6 months or so. I decided to play on there again the beginning of this year and also just quit recently. I played all 10/20 PLO. Although I would play 5/10 or lower PLO at first and build a little bankroll. I began to play 10/20 fairly early both times though rather quickly. So, would say 90% 10/20 PLO.
The first time a few years back, I ran my initial $400 deposit into $140K over a course of 3-4 months. Most of that was in a month span, playing all 10/20 PLO on Bovada Poker actually. Then Bovada did away with poker and Ignition Poker was formed. The next 3-4 weeks on the new Ignition Site, I went on a $40K downswing and quit for a long time. Didn't play again until this year.
Then again this year, I ran my initial $1,500 deposit into $150K in just 2.5 months. However, the last few months I went on a $50K downswing and once again quit. Obviously, I am still up a lot of money on the site and thankful for that. So, this post is not at all complaining or anything along those lines. I simply wanted opinions and if anybody else has experienced similar things.
On both upswings, I obviously ran well, and the games were incredible. Did I ever get lucky? Of course. Mostly, I got the money in good, and won most of the big pots and spots. That is running well, but not getting lucky a lot. There is variance in the game that goes both ways. It is odd because both times I ran the account up to around $150K, then the real bad stuff begins to happen.
The first I quit was because of all the running bad and bad beats. The hand histories didn't seem real and they happened everyday. I know it's online and you see way more hands, more bad beats, etc. These hands were different though. Like hands that wouldn't even happen live. I would take notes of all the hands and it never stopped. After the $40K downswing, I quit. This was when Ignition first formed too. They literally wouldn't let me win. Every all in, I would love. Most of them in ridiculous fashion. So, in reality I was actually down $40K on Ignition, but still up a lot overall thankfully.
Now this time around, the same exact thing. Like I said, after the first 2.5 months, I was up around $150K. Since then though, it has been all downhill. I keep track of my sessions. I could show it here. It's been the same exact pattern since then. They make me lose every all in. Again, most in ridiculous fashion. I would go on $20K all the way to $60K downswing. Then after that, they would let me win and get a majority or all of it back.
When losing, just lose every big pot and most of them in very high percentage EV spots. Then when winning, my hands just hold. What I've noticed though this is something with the software. Has anybody noticed or experienced this??
I don't think it is a coincidence. Samething as last time and this time. They cap me out around $150K, then make you lose every big spot. I am convinced there is something with software. I have talked to a few buddies at smaller stakes and they have experienced similar patterns. They also believe they have an account marked after winning so much and then they won't let you win. A rake track to keep the games going and fish still winning from time to time.
Like I said, this isn't complaining. Just want opinions and if anybody has experienced anything like this. I am 100% something is going on. I have countless hand histories and pictures that just seem fishy. And my session tracker as well. I laugh with friends because you know when they are going to let you win or lose. Literally when winning, they let you win every all in. But then immediately after that, they won't let you win a hand, and it's downswing.
It has been this way for 6-8 months now. I know variance is also in this and running bad. But, I wouldn't be posting this and feel this strongly about the situation. I honestly feel the site has accounts locked to not win anymore or people working for site. Something. Something shady. Thanks again and really looking forward to hearing honest and good replies.
I would love to be able to post pics or download some of the hands somehow. I will say the one hand, which I think is the absolute worst of them all. Doesn't even seem like the hand would happen in real life, let a loan lose it.
Guy raises CO to $70, button flats, I 3-bet pot from SB to $290 w/AQQ10, DS...all black. Both players call. The flop comes KJ9, KJ of clubs. I flop nuts, with straight flush draw, and bigger straight redraw. The button only has $1, so I lead half his stack. The initial raiser goes all in for $1,500ish total, button folds. I obv call. He has A733, 7 high flush draw. It goes turn K, river 3. The open? The call of 3-bet? The shove? Doesn't make sense, unless you know what is coming. I've never seen a play like this ever. And they get him there.
And a few more hands from the exact same session. Meaning when they put you on downswing or losing every hand, these are ones you always lose. Have pictures of them all as well.
Guy gets it all in on Q53, rainbow flop, after I check raise, he reraises all in. He has KQ76 and I have 4557. Turn 4, river brick, he wins with gutter.
Flop J52, rainbow. Get it all in on flop w/JJ32 vs 4556...river 3, another gutter.
Flop Q72, rainbow. Get it in all in on flop w/QQ54 vs 7765. Turn 7, for one outter.
All these hands always happen over and over when they are letting you lose. And on flip side, they let you cooler people, or get it in good, and hold when winning. It is literally the same pattern both ways. Has been for months. Just curious what opinions are?