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has anyone noticed that the break is almost like the bubble?

i think its because the servers want to clear out people rather than have them logged in over the break so it ... clears out the low chips.....

ive noticed that good hands usually come around near breaks that... never end well... anyone else notice this, as well?
 
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Yeh for sure I have. Also in live play before dinner breaks. It's very weird. It's like people don't want the stress and anxiety that comes from waiting 1-2 hours just to come back. I see it all the time.

Especially for 2 day tournaments. Those are the worst. If the bubble hasn't been paid and you are short stack... People get super desperate and try to make moves they may not have made if there was another level or 2 left.
 
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Yeh for sure I have. Also in live play before dinner breaks. It's very weird. It's like people don't want the stress and anxiety that comes from waiting 1-2 hours just to come back. I see it all the time.

Especially for 2 day tournaments. Those are the worst. If the bubble hasn't been paid and you are short stack... People get super desperate and try to make moves they may not have made if there was another level or 2 left.

Yeah, electronic card decks are all shuffled up and just lying at virtual tables ready to be dealt out just like card decks at real tables. :D
 
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I do wish that folks would stop trying to imply that online poker decks are rigged.

Utter drivel!!
 
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The first time I heard, it's all excuses, what find justification for a loss. Only bad players can reason like that
 
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I do wish that folks would stop trying to imply that online poker decks are rigged.

Utter drivel!!

I do wish that folks would stop trying to defend that online poker decks aren't rigged.

Utter drive1!!
 
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I do wish that folks would stop trying to imply that online poker decks are rigged.

Utter drivel!!

After all of the cheating scandals, I can't say I blame them.

That can't always be an excuse though XD
 
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i´ve won good hands just before break and lost so many too but nothing to be worry about, i think is like a goal in a football match just before the break,

maybe they are people who need to leave for any reason so they can not come back after the break so they play in mode double or nothing, but if happens it is very seldom,
 
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I do wish that folks would stop trying to imply that online poker decks are rigged.

Utter drivel!!


all i'm saying, from the server side of things, the break is when the server refreshes/resets... its clearing out the old, and getting ready for the new.... it also happens that players get.. cleared out ;)

just speculation... it was a question, i wondered if anyone else felt the same :p lol
 
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The first time I heard, it's all excuses, what find justification for a loss. Only bad players can reason like that


all i'm saying is that even when i see good cards coming before a break, i usually fold - and its usually the right call... (well, fold.. heh)
 
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all i'm saying is that even when i see good cards coming before a break, i usually fold - and its usually the right call... (well, fold.. heh)

Its not a good fold, it's a giant leak to be throwing away strong hands just because break is coming.





Online poker isn't rigged, the sites aren't altering the action before break. End of story.
 
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Yea i been wondering about a lot of this info about how the servers work, and the hands are 'dealt', and shuffling. Must be a lot of former employees playing on line now. If the servers are targeting players, before the break, then just fold, fold, fold, i'll take those chips lol. And for some reason, i seem to get most of my 'good' hands after the break. Yep, they gotta be 'set up'. LMAO.
 
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Enough Said
 

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I guess u had to many bad beats before break. lolz
 
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for me, some people try to give some bluffs to steal some chips atnes the break, and often acabm breaking. Playing with mãoes which usually would not play (or would play different) and then blame the "manipulative game"
 
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Its not a good fold, it's a giant leak to be throwing away strong hands just because break is coming.





Online poker isn't rigged, the sites aren't altering the action before break. End of story.


it is a good fold when you see your pocket aces lose to what could be a 2 7 ;)


and note; i didn't say GREAT hands.

you get good hands, to go along with someone elses great hand. and great is better than good :)

all im saying is when i see an A10 before a break, i fold so i don't lose to an AK ;)

happens every time ;)

leak, no leak - its just the way it is :D
 
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Its not a good fold, it's a giant leak to be throwing away strong hands just because break is coming.





Online poker isn't rigged, the sites aren't altering the action before break. End of story.



if you saw the statistics of hands played before breaks maybe you'd think differently ;)
 
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After all of the cheating scandals, I can't say I blame them.

That can't always be an excuse though XD
True, there are examples of a crooked employee exploiting their position for gain. As far as I am aware though (could be wrong, haven't read or heard about all of them) none of them did so by rigging the deck. The ones I know about all had sight of other players pocket cards thereby enabling them to tailor their betting more appropriately.
 
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all i'm saying, from the server side of things, the break is when the server refreshes/resets... its clearing out the old, and getting ready for the new.... it also happens that players get.. cleared out ;)

just speculation... it was a question, i wondered if anyone else felt the same :p lol
Servers nowadays do not need to refresh/reset in the way that you are suggesting. If a server can cope with 5,000 active players then it can most certainly deal with that same number interacting very little during a break.

If players seem to bust more immediately before a break it's because of the way they play. Maybe they are playing with their legs crossed. :D
 
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Servers nowadays do not need to refresh/reset in the way that you are suggesting. If a server can cope with 5,000 active players then it can most certainly deal with that same number interacting very little during a break.

If players seem to bust more immediately before a break it's because of the way they play. Maybe they are playing with their legs crossed. :D


5000 players, 5 million..... were talking about pokerstars here; they always have millions online.. think outside the box a bit guys :)
 
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There are a lot of reasons to toss hands just before the brake. The best one is to get yourself an extra 4-5 minutes to rest and revive.
 
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5000 players, 5 million..... were talking about pokerstars here; they always have millions online.. think outside the box a bit guys :)
True, PS does have an amazing number of simultaneous players, but they are not all playing on the same server.

I have even heard rumours that they have more than 2, although a number that large stretches the imagination.

Come on! Think outside the boxes!
 
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True, PS does have an amazing number of simultaneous players, but they are not all playing on the same server.

I have even heard rumours that they have more than 2, although a number that large stretches the imagination.

Come on! Think outside the boxes!


I'm guessing you're not from an IT background, and have never seen a server room before, nor know anything about how they run.... so instead of trying to explain it to another poker player, ill point you in the direction of one of the bigger servers in canada... you know Nortel? they're long gone now... but the canadian gov tried buying their old server... guess how big it is?

you betcha, a whole ****ing building. now nortel only went under because of chinese spies placing bugs all over their server; hence the canadian gov not being able to buy it (it was for their "defense" sector lol.. right?)

now one would think, why not just remove the bugs?...its simple - get new servers... reset them, why don't you.... and to those people, i laugh... simply since they dont know the first thing about networking......

they always make it sound so simple when they have no idea whats going on.... its funny how you guys make it seem so hard when... you have no idea whats going on......


do you know how a server works, and resets? or why?

answer those two questions and you'll start to understand the reasoning behind not wanting to keep open an extra million tables for 5 minutes while servers are clearing out....

dont answer them, dont reply... cuz i dont like teaching poker players IT :) every poker player uses it, nearly none actually understand it though....

i bet you don't believe in roboplayers or admin accounts that access all cards... but hey, you wouldnt even know where to begin looking :) just remember that i've already looked ;)

have you seen the size of the PS server?.... if you havent even seen it, why comment... lol
 
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There are a lot of reasons to toss hands just before the brake. The best one is to get yourself an extra 4-5 minutes to rest and revive.


wow, someone who isnt crying about leaks or stupidity... thank you :)

sometimes i wonder what people here really dream of... why be worried about a leak? i mean.. you gonna hunt me down to try to play the same tourneys, so we can maybe be at the same table before a break?.... and you can bet so i can fold, which i would do anyways lol... really?

note to all: when you play on TV; EVERYTHING IS A LEAK

if you dont dream to be on TV; you're not doing it right!
 
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