Cardschat $500 Duplicate Poker Freeroll!

Man I'm sitting here trying all hard to win, stealing small pots and ending the game about 400 chips up, and all four of my opponents so far have ended up like -800 every time.

The statement that this game eliminates luck is total BS IMO. When I fold 25o and the person at the other table plays it (usually a losing play) and the flop comes 225, that's unlucky for me. Sure in the long run he'll miss more than he hits (just as in real HE), but to say that duplicate hands eliminates the luck factor is totally false.

They can correctly state that it eliminates the luck factor. However, they can not correctly say it eliminates the donk factor. At what point would such a 'luck factor' express itself? The deal?, the flop? turn or river? Or do you get lucky because you were the bb, and it was checked to you ? Or lucky because you misclicked raise when you meant to fold?

If you have multiple people playing the same cards, in the same situation as far as being before the first bet, then luck has nothing to do with it, it is your decision to enter the pot or not.

I'll say this again, I have won there folding every single hand, when others decided to play and lost. I have also lost there when most of my hands won, and I didn't bet them the best way.

I've only played one game so far. I was first for my position in round 1. Round 2 was heads up and my opponent folded every time he was SB. I had decent to good hands in my SB and bet them and he'd fold. Maybe I bet too small? I won more chips but lost ground and watched him go to 1st for his position (and his elimination point roll went up) while I moved down to 3rd for my position (and my EP roll didn't change). Turns out it paid two places and I finished 3rd overall.

I do like it though so I'll keep trying to figure out the details. I don't mind a little torture

listen i am winning but i have heard that you cant withdraw from this site. Is it true? and if so could someone please explain why.

lol i won $28 and got annoyed with it so i just went and play two $11 things and then spent the rest somewhere else i lost. only 10 cents left. haha

I am really not interested in any other sites. I enjoy the ones i already play on and why in the world did someone think they needed to make up another kind of poker game...... DUMB!!!!!!

lol wtf weird game there at least they gave us 10 bucks

I am knew to this forum... Do you have live chat with poker players to help teach me how to limit bad beats and those who play like fish

I tested 2 tournaments winning both of them, making 60 $ from the free 10. The game is not really good, but it seems to be an easy way to make some money.

This actually seems very interesting. I deposited some money I will see how I like it. A 500$ freeroll doesn't sound too shabby either.

well no, they can't. there are many times where playing a hand poorly will yield a better result than playing the same hand well, obviously. this can be due to outdrawing. it can also be due to playing the hand completely wrong against your opponent's range but being lucky that he ends up having one of the few hands in that range that you can beat. whereas the player who plays that range correctly might make a good fold and not see those chips

I tryed that game some mounths ago and I don't care to try it again!

It can't work because it's to easy to cheat if you have two or three players working togather. You could be playing your best game and still come short if the other players at your table don't try to win. Basickly, you're not going to gain enough points to win if the other players are tight and passive. If you lose the first hand, you might as well quit right there.

did not like it, never going to try it again, it's a complete waste of time for the creater and the players!

It is a wild concept and I get the same negaitive vibes about it as some of you others, but if you think about rationally every table getting the same cards certainly does seperate the chaff players from the quality ones.

After all the better player will do better with bad cards than a bad player.

Of course there are those like you say that won't even play a hand and do better than everyone else who lost with the same cards.

The Psych twist on it does cause me consternation, but I expect that is because it is so totaly unlike anything else I have tried and most of us hate getting used to something new when we are compfortable with the old.

The concept sounds extremely interesting to me, but it seems that there's one major flaw: The chip stacks get evened out after every hand.
The problem I expect with this is an unproportionate number of all-ins because everybody wants to win more than that guy at the other table with the same cards.

Either way, I just signed up for a quick $5 tournament, so I'll see how it goes.

I got enough problems.

Pretty much what I expected. All-in donkaments.

Terrible play left and right. When you fold a 75o at your table, and the 3 guys at the other tables use this very hand to double up via a straight on the river, you know you're playing the wrong game

This is exactly why I don't think that "money won" determines your ranking in the poker world. In the strictest sense of "best player in the world" (the one who makes the most money--not in my eyes, but in most) this game does do that.

hello e1

Hi, I have been a regular on duplicate since Sept 1 and hate it but staying with it because it is legal and being from Michigan I have no choice because they have ban all poker sites. I find the site very easy but every hand is based upon LUCK but yet there main publicity slogan maintains that luck has been eliminated which is totally false advertising. All the bad players automatically go all in where as you can't call and they might win 30k or more in the last few hands which moves them into first above a player who has done very well throughout. If you have a bot at your table it automatically folds leaving you with no money to be won and at a disadvantage. You do not want to play against a live player who folds easily. They have alot of other problems too many to list here but I will tell you that if you are going to play in $500 FR make sure to log into site and into tourny at that time or it will not pop up even through you might of signed up earlier and be on time. Took me 3 weeks to learn this. Today in $1 tourny it said prize pool 3 winners at $8.00 each but after starting said 4 winners at $6.50, so watch out when considering value on your investment. I did win it after going all in on last hand but didn't realized the end was even near as all players were in green which usually meant all would be moving forward into next session. Things are always changing so there is alot to learn and watch for. They say that it makes you a better player but yet they force you to play most anything everyhand which is indeed bad playing. I have tons of notes on every player that I have encountered and even them that I have not and feel that it is vital to keep them. I customized a sheet for the quick plays which really helps. Anybody you wants a copy please contact me at avendar@hotmail.com My screen name in duplicate is same as here, no1here. Good Luck!

Signed up today, played 4 ring games (???) so far and won 3 of them. Very small sample, but seems kind of interesting...

cant you deposit with like neteller or something.wondering since i do not have or use craditcards...

OK so I finally got around to signing up (I used the link in the email I got from Nick). When I verified the account and logged on, I'm showing $5 instead of the ten...what'd I do wrong?

Okay anyway i tried this sort of poker out now.Its not working so good.The tournaments was only all in all the time.And you have to go all-in on bad hans and get lucky to get ahhead of the other guys with the same cards.Just feels like more bingo then skill.but then again som tourna´ments with holdem poker kan be that sometimes too..

I just want to let everyone know, that if you meet the requirements (download through CC link, make $20 minimum deposit), you will be automatically registered for the freeroll. It can be found under freerolls titled "Special $500 gtd" (or something very close to that). Only 5 reg'd so far.

Funny- ever hear the saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch? This is the equivalent of getting a free turkey on rye and bitching that it's not tuna on wheat bread.

I'll download the software in a bit and try it out. I for one appreciate the oportunity to try a different site that is available to U.S. citizens, with no deposit issues and free money.

Thanks Nick- as always

this is the dumbest game ever. I just played a free money tourny to get an idea of how to play and ended up 3rd. I never lost a hand that I played in the whole tourny. The person i was playing on the final table ended up 2nd and I was beating her ass all over the place. she didn't win one hand on the final table. What kind of crap is that? If she keeps folding I can't win enough money to win the tourny. I wouldn't put money on this site if it was the only poker site online. Collusion would be easy in this game.

I have yet to try DP but after reading all the messages, not sure I want to..even if it is "free money"

Now on to the next question..anyone played at PUREPLAY poker yet? I liked the site, however, not sure about paying monthly fee. Sure seems good, but if you don't win anything..nothing is for nothing, right?

Hey..there are still plenty of other sites that US players can play at..as I too, am a US Player..just check it out.

I did the same thing and only got $5.00 also, Yes, what did I do wrong, Could one of the Mods please find out if possible Please.

Apparently the limited $10 offer has expired (was only for the first 2000 people), now they are offering free $5 again.

I played there too, didn't get within a country mile of winning a tournament but this would be yet another big reason to avoid that I never considered - losing a tournament simply because your opponent didn't give you an opportunity to win.

Avoid.

No, it's the equivalent of getting a free turkey on rye and getting struck by food poisoning. You are entitled to say that a site is rubbish if it is rubbish, and this site is rubbish.

I responded as soon as i received your e-mail, Man thay must have filled up those 2000 spot real quick, and now all we hear is that "this site is rubbish", if it is that terrible I will glady take any funds that those ppl that dont like the idea of this game have left, you may if possible transfer to ZORBA.....lol

Looking forward to the game tomorrow (thanks again, Nick!).
Did anybody who downloaded a while back have to upgrade the software?
It looks like it says there's a new version but it's kind of overlapped so I'm not sure.

edit: never mind -- it updated itself when I logged in as admin