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How Are Online Poker Tournaments Rigged?

Arguments, discussions, and much controversy have existed for several years on whether online Poker is rigged or not. Both sides claim the other side is wrong, and ultimately neither side has prevailed in presenting a credible enough or concrete proof that their theories are correct.

Is Online Poker Rigged?

However, there are simple ways to answer the question, are online poker tournaments rigged? That answer lies in the detectable patterns used by the poker sites, of which are known as poker algorithms. Several scandals broke in recent years where cheating and collusion was discovered by players that ultimately led the poker sites to add in special poker algorithms to prevent cheating and collusion by players.

Some of these algorithms will significantly alter the percentages, the winners, and the outcome of play in online poker. The reason is simple, internet poker is a computer-generated series of codes that is not truly random by any definition of the word. What that means is that by adding in code to the software, the poker sites are essentially changing the possible outcome and make the game less random and more predictable to a player that is AWARE of the patterns occurring in the program.

For example, have you ever noticed in the late stages of a tournament, a shortstack has not played a hand for maybe 20 or 30 hands, then all of a sudden he moves all in and gets called by one or more players. The shortstack will showdown a marginal hand while the callers will have a dominating hand and inevitably the shortstack doubles or triples up by winning with his marginal hand.

Secret Poker Algorithms

This is an obvious pattern often referred to as an equitable percentage algorithm used by the poker sites. The purpose of this algorithm is simply to ensure that a single player does not hold an unfair advantage over other players by constantly winning pots. Furthermore, it also prevents a player from dominating a table or tournament by limiting the number of wins a player may have.

In essence, if the poker site is using additional poker algorithms, regardless of their reasons, they effectively are promoting online poker tournaments that are rigged, because of their interference in the natural and statistical outcome of hands.

Several patterns and poker algorithms are used by the online poker sites to detect cheating and collusion as well as control other aspects of the game. It is important that if you wish to become successful in playing online poker and winning that you learn what these algorithms are and how you can simply defeat them. Otherwise, you will continue to fight a losing battle against a computer-generated program that is purposely designed to minimize your wins.

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