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Rigged? No, Not Really...

SlipwaterSlipwater Member Posts: 3,725
edited June 2013 in Poker Chat

At least once a session players moan in the chat box that online poker is rigged – invariably after they've lost a hand due to their own poor play. Last night I was playing a live tournament and saw two hands in the space of ten minutes that should make these people think again:

 

The first is an all in by a short stack with pocket 7s. He's called by a guy with pocket aces. The board comes 6 8 9 10 K. Short stack doubles up. Had that been online there'd be someone at the table saying “typical Sky Poker hand”.

 

Ten minutes later there's an under the gun pre-flop raise. I call with pocket 8s. There are two subsequent calls, putting four to the flop. K 3 8, with two hearts. Short stack goes all in. The next guy does likewise. I'm a little concerned, but I go all in with middle set, then the guy behind me does the same. It's a four-way showdown.

 

Short stack has J 9

The initial caller has A A

I have 8 8

The guy behind me has K 3

 

The board runs out with two hearts and the only heart out of the eight hole cards is the guy with aces. I’m out of the tournament, and the first thing I think is: “how on earth did they manage to rig a live game like that?” J

 

So, the next time you think online poker is fixed, just remember: it happens with real cards as well.

 

PS – don’t ask me why the guy called a pre flop raise with K 3!
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  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,131
    edited June 2013
    Nice Post
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  • JPW33JPW33 Member Posts: 326
    edited June 2013
    Nice post.
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  • CraigSG1CraigSG1 Member Posts: 1,836
    edited June 2013
    This post is rigged!
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  • Die_hardDie_hard Member Posts: 338
    edited June 2013
    Well that's 2 minutes of my life wasted....
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited June 2013
    In Response to Rigged? No, Not Really...:
    PS – don’t ask me why the guy called a pre flop raise with K 3!
    Posted by Slipwater
    Cos you can flop 2 pair with it ;)
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  • SlipwaterSlipwater Member Posts: 3,725
    edited June 2013
    In Response to Re: Rigged? No, Not Really...:
    In Response to Rigged? No, Not Really... : Cos you can flop 2 pair with it ;)
    Posted by Lambert180
    Haha - well, yeah :)
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  • 12811281 Member Posts: 241
    edited June 2013
    think it's more rigged when i win
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  • somersomer Member Posts: 91
    edited June 2013
    In Response to Rigged? No, Not Really...:
    At least once a session players moan in the chat box that online poker is rigged – invariably after they've lost a hand due to their own poor play. Last night I was playing a live tournament and saw two hands in the space of ten minutes that should make these people think again:   The first is an all in by a short stack with pocket 7s. He's called by a guy with pocket aces. The board comes 6 8 9 10 K. Short stack doubles up. Had that been online there'd be someone at the table saying “typical Sky Poker hand”.   Ten minutes later there's an under the gun pre-flop raise. I call with pocket 8s. There are two subsequent calls, putting four to the flop. K 3 8, with two hearts. Short stack goes all in. The next guy does likewise. I'm a little concerned, but I go all in with middle set, then the guy behind me does the same. It's a four-way showdown.   Short stack has J 9 The initial caller has A A I have 8 8 The guy behind me has K 3   The board runs out with two hearts and the only heart out of the eight hole cards is the guy with aces. I’m out of the tournament, and the first thing I think is: “how on earth did they manage to rig a live game like that?” J   So, the next time you think online poker is fixed, just remember: it happens with real cards as well.   PS – don’t ask me why the guy called a pre flop raise with K 3!
    Posted by Slipwater
    Thank goodness - at last someone has proven conclusively that there is absolutely no difference in playing on-line with a RNG (owned and managed by the site) and a normal pack of cards.
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