Can you really truly ever know? Couldn't they just write the program so their buddies win all the big hands?
You can track hand histories and find anomalies.
I don't think you can ever truly know. That's why I just play small stakes and freerolls online for entertainment and experience. There's just way too much information out there about the cheating to ignore.
I caught a guy palming chips from my pot in a real life game recently too. Cheaters are everywhere, and I think it's much easier to cheat online.
Can you really truly ever know? Couldn't they just write the program so their buddies win all the big hands?
Dude,,do you know how many times ive have read this exact statement,,,we get it,,,, There is a difference between knowing how to "play" poker,,,,and a way to "win" at poker,,,you havn't figured it out yet,,,get it?If video game companies are going to great lengths to even the playing field between competitors, you can bet your bottom dollar that online poker sites do the same thing. Video game companies massively increase their bottom dollar by doing so (Don't be naive, people. That is literally the only objective of a business after all!), and online poker rooms stand to make billions more than video game companies do.
Players of the video games for years were going on to forums saying that things didn't feel right and that they swore that the games were artificially scripted (just like online poker players ). Just like lots of online poker players, they were ridiculed and told they were just "losing players who were whining".
Then someone found the EA Sports DDA Patent, which stands for "Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment". Here is an excerpt from that patent:
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Another solution that may be used in some types of competitive video games, such as racing games, is to vary the ability of the user or the user's competitor based on the relationship between the user and the user's competitor. For example, supposing that the video game is a racing game, the user's car may be made faster when the user is doing poorly and may be made slower when the user is doing well. This solution may result in what is sometimes referred to as a “rubber band effect.”
Page after page of this patent goes on to explain how when players connect to their online network, that they are connecting to a server that is constantly rating their skill level based on hundreds of factors, much like an ELO rating in chess. It will then subtly and artificially level the playing field between the two players so that the worse player doesn't become frustrated and quit. The patent even goes into detail about how to keep the players from ever knowing this is going on.
Keep in mind, that it doesn't mean that it is keeping the better player from winning. However, let's say that if the 2 players were to play 100 games and the better player would have won 80 times and lost 20 times, maybe now its more of a 60/40.
If lower-skilled players get frustrated and quit, they won't be around to purchase "Ultimate Team Packs", which are basically forms of gambling in which you get a random group of "cards" or players to put onto your team. A lot less money for them.
Well, if lesser skilled poker players get frustrated (or broke), they won't be around to generate rake for the poker sites. What makes them more money: A pool of 10,000 players of all skill levels, or a pool of 1000 sharks that play a lot less hands and don't go to the river as much? I think the answer is obvious. Now, just like the DDA Patent outlined above, this doesn't mean the better players won't still win over the long run, it just means that the long-run will be a lot longer. Again, will the site make more money if the better players win the money in 10,000 hands, or in 100,000 hands? Also once again, that answer is obvious.
I have been a live poker dealer and floor-man in Las Vegas for almost 20 years now. I have also been playing online poker since the "Paradise Poker" days. I can prove that I am a long-term winning player. And I'll be the first one to tell you that if you think there isn't some tinkering going on in online poker, you're naive and/or your ego is getting the best of you.
Dude,,do you know how many times ive have read this exact statement,,,we get it,,,, There is a difference between knowing how to "play" poker,,,,and a way to "win" at poker,,,you havn't figured it out yet,,,get it?
Dude,,do you know how many times ive have read this exact statement,,,we get it,,,, There is a difference between knowing how to "play" poker,,,,and a way to "win" at poker,,,you havn't figured it out yet,,,get it?
58th out of 43,212,,, :reddy: figure this,,,Sweet graph, terryk. Glad you have it "figured out"
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That the best way to know, have programs that take your plays and make a rastering. If there is a lot of thigs that is not cool you will see.You can track hand histories and find anomalies.
Can you really truly ever know? Couldn't they just write the program so their buddies win all the big hands?