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Interesting!

I've often wanted to be able to make 'last man standing' side bets with players during tournaments.

Usually after I've been badly sucked out on down to a few bb's and the villain now has 100+...

'Yeah you might have just cracked my aces with J3o but I'll wager you bust out before me...'

It's very pleasing when they do, but it'd be even more so with a 1:10 side bet on the line... :D

Intrigued to see what the available bets will actually be and how/if they effect the play or RNG considering house edge..

I will bet against me getting AA next hand and watch the game engine meltdown, haha..
 
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I always try to maximally remove all unnecessary things at the poker tables. And I try to stay away from the casino. At a distance in the casino, only its owner wins, but I do not have my own casino.
 
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For those of us who enjoy games of chance, we are used to seeing side bets at blackjack tables, but PokerStars is now testing them at their online poker tables.

Is this a good idea or not so much? What do you think?

PokerStars Testing Casino-Style Side Bets at Online Poker Tables

It is pretty clear poker stars business model is changing, rather has already changed. They are doing everything they can to draw in the degenerate gambler in all of us (be careful). Playing poker just doesn't bring them enough cash, they have constantly raised the rake, every time they introduce some new stupid idea, the rake goes up. They want to be the Sportsbook and Casino game company. I don't like it, strictly as a poker player BUT from a business standpoint it will increase revenue, and that is all they are concerned with at the moment.
 
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It's sad to see how PokerStars (and most of the rooms) has been moving away from a poker approach as a strategy and places more emphasis on the profitability of casino games and sports betting. Why do you make these decisions? He simply wants to generate more profits, if poker rooms continue to take this path, in the long term, poker's dream will be threatened.
 
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well glad i didnt update my pokerstars client, well i did but had to use the backup in the folder as it was messing with my computer and never seen this, sounds ridiculous
 
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I noticed these updates on pokerstars, but did not understand. How much does it cost?
 
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They want money, simple as that. Always have one that will make money in this case will not be me, because I do not intend bet!
 
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I go to poker to play poker. Although I play pokerstars, I am dissatisfied with the fact that there is a lot of excess, including casinos. It seems to me that sooner or later my patience will break in and I will never go there again
 
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I don't think it's a good idea, good poker players usually don't play casino games, in casino games you play against machines in poker against people the machines don't make mistakes, people do make mistakes.
 
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Hi!

Must be interesting for the gamblers! haha! this would be fun anyway, some sidebets to heat up some freezouts :D :D

Pokerstars is doing a great work to get the software to a new level each time!

gl everyone
 
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It may be a good idea if it works well. Last year I had many problems with pokerstars software, hope it do not happen again
 
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I wouldn't satanize PokerStars over their Side Bet implementation. They are, after all, a business trying to maximize their earnings. That said, you don't have to participate in side betting if you don't want to. The option is there for people who love to gamble.
 
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Havent tried it yet but maybe in the future if they still have it
would like to see someone do a video on it on how it works

Also on what the best chances are on you betting and "winning"

Who knows if you can make money of on the side-bets
 
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I don't think this is a good idea.
· It is unlikely that anyone understood the rules I personally did not understand anything.
· This is a big distraction from playing poker, which means you can make a mistake.
So I removed this game .
 
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