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Originally Posted by Pokernutz1954
I hear people talk in the chat box all the time about how the site is rigged so the donkey wins. Of course this goes on everywhere, but was wondering if people heard this an equal amount of time on pokerstars too (for those who have played on both sites). Also, I heard somebody say on here one time how they had software that did a statistical analysis that proved the site was legit in the times there hand won when it was ahead, etc. Can anybody on here confirm or deny truth to these rumors?
Several months ago, I decided to test the theory that regs call short-stack all-in shoves too light. So I bought in for the minimum for a while at $200 NLHE. Out of curiosity, I compared the actual results versus statistical EV for 70 or 80 all-ins and found them to be right on the money. I posted that.
Some donkeys on Bovada are really bad. But they do hit their hands on occasion, in accordance with statistical expectations. When they do, they give the appearance of knowing that the miracle card was coming, particularly when they play aggressively. This creates the perception of a rigged site to some observers. An example that I saw this morning was a donkey shoving his $70 versus an $8 raise with 44. Original raiser had KK. Short stacker hit his 4.