Phil Galfond to Start a Poker Site (Launched) - Page 79 - Poker News

-No HUD, maximum measures taken to enforce
-Temporary alias anonymous system, alias determined automatically when you sit (human name)
-HHs with opponents’ hole cards available after 24h
-Avatars will change expressions based on vpip/pfr/3b for the session so recs can tell when someone’s aggro or tight etc
-Further details coming in a series of updates

pls correct/clarify if I misread something, it’s late.

05-02-2018 , 09:15 PM

#1952

spw

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 154

looks great. good ideas and policies from his second post

05-02-2018 , 09:34 PM

#1953

FreshThyme

banned

Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1,232

Solid ideas, very cool how everything was implemented I think recs will like the avatars.

05-02-2018 , 10:06 PM

#1954

getmeoffcompletely

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,670

The dynamic avatar thing is a very nice and elegant solution. Makes me optimistic.

05-02-2018 , 10:27 PM

#1955

Brokenstars

Verified Coach NLHE

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 16,103

looks good to me

05-02-2018 , 10:28 PM

#1956

GazzyB123

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 5,968

What a ****ing guy PG is.

05-02-2018 , 11:49 PM

#1957

DownandUnder

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 164

Impressive!

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05-03-2018 , 12:17 AM

#1958

vesku

centurion

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 176

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrno1324

"Quick note: As mentioned in my first update post, we will have a nosebleed stakes offering that is different from the rest of our games. One of those differences will lie in our HUD restrictions. For a number of reasons, without going into detail just yet, we didn’t believe we could do enough to disincentivize HUD use within the structure of that offering to make banning HUDs a fair policy for those games."

05-03-2018 , 12:53 AM

#1959

Lemon93PCTSure

adept

Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,097

Wow
I've been a proponent of a hud that's in-built Available to everyone
It's a great idea.

Eventually Russians etc.al will get screen grabbing Huds anyways and the site will run into enforcement troubles

It's obvious from the nosebleed change - with enough money that would happen really fast, doubt it'll take a long time on midstakes if the site actually gets traffic

05-03-2018 , 01:12 AM

#1960

david negus

grinder

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 612

maybe with the hand histories after 24h we can see a permanent id of the players, would help with self policing cheaters

05-03-2018 , 02:34 AM

#1961

NerdSuperfly

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Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,172

Quote:

So... which are the good ideas and which are the bad ones?

(Obviously, you’re smart and you picked the good ones and I’m about to confirm you were right, but this question is here to give others a chance to think.)

05-03-2018 , 02:52 AM

#1962

Exothermic

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 16,804

It looks like Galfond is really trying to implement policies and technological changes in his site's software to separate himself from the competition, i like his line of thinking. Really interesting on what his site will do with regards to rake & rakeback.

05-03-2018 , 02:54 AM

#1963

+VLFBERH+T

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 657

Quote:

Originally Posted by david negus

maybe with the hand histories after 24h we can see a permanent id of the players, would help with self policing cheaters

PG made clear in the comment section below the post that that won’t happen, as some very sophisticated software could detect patterns from the HH’s and gain unfair advantage. Also, even one hand twittered / posted by a player could be enough to identify the person and allow someone else to publish a results graph for that player etc. He did remark that he may be swayed to change this, depending on circumstances.

05-03-2018 , 03:42 AM

#1964

david negus

grinder

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 612

Quote:

Originally Posted by +VLFBERH+T

thanks

05-03-2018 , 04:25 AM

#1965

PTLou

JellyBean

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,516

All makes sense. drip feeding the feature set is good PR.

However they have still not answered as important (most important ? ) question.

Are they going to play in regulated or unregulated world ?

If regulated, which jurisdictions have they applied for licenses and where do they plan to launch?

Its odd that PG would be totally transparent in their feature set with full logic behind decision making, yet not a peep about licensing / regulatory.

05-03-2018 , 04:50 AM

#1966

vvtli18

adept

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,121

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTLou

Already been mentioned before, regulated in Malta (MGA) and UK (UKGC) so far - plus the actual poker website has all the info and links at the footer

05-03-2018 , 04:59 AM

#1967

PTLou

JellyBean

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,516

so players from which countries will be allowed to play?

No U.S. players allowed ?

05-03-2018 , 07:20 AM

#1968

krabis

banned

Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 509

Need be invited player to read terms & conditions, feels bad.

05-03-2018 , 07:41 AM

#1969

KissaOnSokea

enthusiast

Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 86

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTLou

so players from which countries will be allowed to play?

No U.S. players allowed ?

As of today, residents of the following countries are not allowed to create an account on RIO Poker: Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany (State of Schleswig-Holstein), Greece, Guyana, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Syria, Uganda, United States of America, Vanuatu, Yemen.

05-03-2018 , 09:13 AM

#1970

madlex

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Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17,440

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTLou

It’s all there at the bottom of the page:

Quote:

Run It Once Limited, 35, Strait Street, Valletta, VLT 1455, Malta.
Class III License No MGA/CL3/1255/2016 awarded on 29th August, 2017.
Online gaming is regulated in Malta by the Malta Gaming Authority.

Obviously no US players, not worth taking the risk if you already ‘made it’.

Avatars look good, really cool idea.

05-03-2018 , 01:38 PM

#1971

Foreva More

enthusiast

Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 73

Gonna give it a try anyway. Reasoning for blocking HUDs is solid as well.

But saying that these "avatars" is a good replacement for the HUD means you`re either a REC or a ****ing hypocrite.

05-03-2018 , 02:14 PM

#1972

sirin

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,995

Love this idea, looking forward to hearing more about their plans.

05-03-2018 , 05:36 PM

#1973

shahrad

old hand

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,590

If the idea with dynamic avatars would come from anyone else but Phil than everyone would laugh at it. The idea is good for Kindergarten.

05-03-2018 , 06:07 PM

#1974

TedHawkins

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 158

Sounds like something midway between Bovada and Unibet. Anonymous hudless tables, great for the business not so much for the players, but I would like to know more about the effective rake structure. Will the delayed hand history be compatible with PT4/HEM2?

05-03-2018 , 06:17 PM

#1975

Foreva More

enthusiast

Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 73

Whats the point in that delayed HHs anyway? Just to track your own results? You can do that through cashier at any time.

Not a plenty of room you have for developing your game on a hudless\anonymous site.

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