I've played online and live now for some time (18 yrs) and have noticed trends with online play which often concerns me; things i dont see playing live ever. Things such as chip leaders hitting a higher frequency of low probability hands, or quads + hitting all the time. Thoughts and experiences to share?
Just ask yourself this: What exactly would a
poker site like
pokerstars gain by rigging their RNG to favour chip leaders? The average time, a player spend playing a tournament would be shortened by,,,,what... a few minutes maybe?
Then ask yourself, how much they could shorten the average time, a player spend playing a tournament, by changing blind structures? Hint words here are "turbo" and "Spin n Go". Also ask yourself, if people always buy into another tournament, if they bust due to a bad beat, or if they sometimes stop playing?
Then finally ask yourself, what the result would be, if or rather when a rigged RNG was exposed? As an owner or shareholder would you think, it was worth the risk? The truth is, a site like PokerStars literally has a license to print money, and all, they need to do, is to keep the gravy train rolling. Every time someone buy into a 3,3$ tournament, 36c ends up in the pockets of Stars.