While bored @3m, wandered onto this threadā¦ ohh dearā¦
this is a programmerās perspective and thoughts.
A program will make a request for a random number, and the randomness of these numbers is anything but random. When a computer is turned on, or even cycled thru a restartā¦ the order of picked numbers starts againā¦Adding in mult. human input, randomness can be restored.
So, why is this importantā¦ It is because to get a truly equal experience as in a casino, you have to do a few thingsā¦
1st- Ask all players to give a 5 digit number when starting tournā¦ use all added together as a āhelper randomizerā that will NEVER be the same number, and use that to help shuffle the " 1 deck " for the 1st time.
2nd- Since no dealer on the planet can shuffle the deck perfectly, so must the programā¦ when shufflingā¦ have randomness addād to the shuffleā¦ by that I mean, not every other card from the 2 halves, every timeā¦
3rd- as players fold they start the new deck exactly as they are foldedā¦this includes the sucessive folds and even the burn cards and the 5 cards on the tableā¦ then topped off by the unused cards.
4th- randomize the number of shufflesā¦ then the cutā¦
5th- 1 deck per tableā¦ thus you recreate a ālive, real, experienceā
Yes, as other posts have mentionedā¦ due to the high volume of hands ppl play, and all those ppl that wonāt fold anything and take ya to the river, there will be more bad beats because you play more handsā¦ If a site wants claim ārealā poker, then they should be able to have an independant firm go thru the code and confirm no evil stuffā¦
There are many ways to āinfluence handsā and thus make more profit. most are covert and some are in ur face. I personally like the theory that saysā¦ if the odds are different or there is funky buisnessā¦ learn it, adapt to it, use it to your adv, quit youāre bellyacheān, or go to another siteā¦ but donāt just hope that world changes because you think it should.
How many players understandā¦ at certain points you stop playing your cards, and start playing your opponentsā¦ this will help in your worries about wierd stuff, becuse you take the actuall cards outta the equationā¦
There is NO algorythem in Poker, when you play live in a casino / bar / homegameā¦ nor should there be in a legit online poker tableā¦ just as us players must adapt to the site we are playing onā¦ so does the site need to look @ what does effect profitā¦ by this I mean if they deem that they can make more $$$$ by proving a real casino experience versus silly algorythems on how to ācoaxā players into buying more chipsā¦they will do itā¦
I have played many sitesā¦ I took my Full-tilt account up to 75$ over 18months, and NEVER spent a dime on itā¦ I used the freerolls and the micros to move on to bigger cash games. On ReplayPoker I never took xtra chips cause I got down to 0ā¦ I played smart ( I think ) and built up to about 250k only playing <= 5k entries, then moved on to 15k occasionally. so I never spent a dime here and have 750k-ish bankroll. Poker sites rely more on donks and idiots, that need massive amounts of chips, for alot of thier salesā¦ than they āshouldā by trying to influence ppl to buy chips.
Replay Poker may not have some stuff other sites have in the way of stupid xtras, but in terms of just things needād for the mechanics of fun easy poker playā¦ Replay Poker shines bright. ā¦ Do I complain sometimesā¦ sure I do, do I get bad beatsā¦ sure I doā¦ but I havenāt seen anything on Replay Poker that tells me its riggedā¦ surely nothing I can proveā¦ Do I even think sometimes its riggedā¦ sure I doā¦I just try to adapt to how things seem to work around here, and adapt to the other playersā¦ in the end I hope we all like Holdem cause we arenāt playing against āTheHouseā, we are playing against other ppl that can / will make mistakes. Skill ??? yes, poker takes alot of skill to do rightā¦ is there luck, yuppp ā¦ and that is what makes it interesting and frustratingā¦ otherwise Iād win everytime I took someone to the the riverā¦ where is the fun in that. ???