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The answer to why they may fix online poker!!!
Now i will start off by saying im undecided by this and i love sky poker for it's comunity and tournements and im a recreational player who has a few good results and can hold my own i do not think i will be the next internet star lol but enjoy the game.
now to me the reason why they may fix it is simple it's common business sense if you only have the best players winning then the recreational players will not play or less will play as the oposition is to good which then diminishes you customer base which as we all know means less players playing sit and go,tournements and cash which means less rake for the operator,now what could we do to make our business more sucessful hmmm we could tweak it just a little to level the playing field this way the less experienced players get to win too and get the required enjoyment from playing and keep comming back thinking positive that maybe they can win a little and at the same time getting the required enjoyment level out of there new hobby,which then ups your customer base which as we know more customers means MORE RAKE for the operator and that is FACT.
so to me this is a simple but very strong reason as to why they might tweak it a little,if it was your business and it could not be proved or amazingly difficult to prove as we all know it would be (i would imagine it would take a hell of a lot of time effort and money possibly just to get it to court to get access to the rng programme) so what would you do if it was your business.
now to me the reason why they may fix it is simple it's common business sense if you only have the best players winning then the recreational players will not play or less will play as the oposition is to good which then diminishes you customer base which as we all know means less players playing sit and go,tournements and cash which means less rake for the operator,now what could we do to make our business more sucessful hmmm we could tweak it just a little to level the playing field this way the less experienced players get to win too and get the required enjoyment from playing and keep comming back thinking positive that maybe they can win a little and at the same time getting the required enjoyment level out of there new hobby,which then ups your customer base which as we know more customers means MORE RAKE for the operator and that is FACT.
so to me this is a simple but very strong reason as to why they might tweak it a little,if it was your business and it could not be proved or amazingly difficult to prove as we all know it would be (i would imagine it would take a hell of a lot of time effort and money possibly just to get it to court to get access to the rng programme) so what would you do if it was your business.
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if you do ask yourself this why is it companies like sadbrokes and mr hills are allowed to own dog tracks ie monmore because surely this is a conflict of interests if mr x puts his 10 acc on in sadbrokes and the first nine win and his last one runs at monmore in the 415 and he stands to win 2 million do you not think sadbrokes will do everything in there power to get it beat ie pull the bunny late trap opening to stop the speedy traper afterall it is there track and there staff that drive the hare!!so if you believe this then you believ that these companies are open to corruption afterall why would they want to own a dog track they do not make much money they could invest there money in better more profitable things surely or are they after an edge over the punters and why is it within the gambling industry that it is accepted for them to have this conflict of interests and why have the government not looked in to this conflict of interests may be some one gets a backhander and as we all know with government this is not so unbelievable now is it.so if you believe they could be corrupt then you must ask yourself this why would they not tweak the rng to keep the bussiness plan on track.
over to you x files
ayrgreame you have not answered my question why would sadbrokes want to own a dog track when it makes so little money and takes so much time and effort to run for very little return?? and as for margins i work in a bookies so i know all about these and you are quite correct in your argument there but what is to stop these companies making more with a little edge ie owning dog tracks,next time your in the bookies and you have your money on that reliable fast trapper who always leads and is 5/4 fav and always comes out last on the bags meeting ask yourself why and take a close look at when the traps open and where the hare is and why did he smash his head on the traps before they opened it only takes a split second mate and i can say with 100% certainty this goes on how do i know because i worked in the greyhound industry for years before moving to the enemy and working in the bookies.i also know sadbrokes are ruthless many times in the winter when the track has been frozen at monmore they have heavily salted the track beyond belief to get the meeting on,do you know what salt in the sand does to a dogs paws it aint a pretty sight mate! so why do the trainers do nothing you say because they fear for there contracts on there because they are so lucrative due to the retaining fees ladbrokes pay simple.why are sadbrokes desperate to keep it on profit from the shops they make a whopping 25% of there turn over from dog racing so no dog meeting is millions of shop turnover lost.
HONEST
You go to a casino you lose your welcomed back with open arms. But if you go and win consistantly they wont let you play!!!!!
FACT
time for xfiles
so we sit down again,and u ask why,well i did originally want to prove that these off sites run by major uk companies are fair and true to the game...
but obviously i cant,as outdraw after outdraw continues...to be fair i played 4 games this morning at 5DYM , have gone down to these as i have no real reason to play anything else ,it just does you over,anything where there is any real money,is either won by some nobody who has never played on the site b4,or mysterious players that seem to miraclulously take every regular out...
so today as i said we played 4 this morning and won every one...no outdraws no horrendous bad beats,just normal poker...and then in game 5 it started...
kk v AJ flop jj5
nice..
could of just done my over with the Ace ,but hey i suppose i have had enough of that....lol...
then in possibly the most intriguing play of the day..
i get 77
flop come 3 7 K
i raise 1000 ,he pushes all in
i think for a while and call,what he got 45 ....yup 45....reriased me all in, a quick check of the stats found him to be awful and in quite a lot in the red...
so what does the turn bring....a 6......yup another donk saver....yes i think we will call them that....its like the shody players are somehow helped,so that the weaker plays are rewarded...coincidence ..i think not...
so played the BH,and in bb get raised 3 x with 34 suited...
so i call....
flop comes 345..wow nice...he bets i raise 4x he goes all in...i call..
he turns 10 10
turn is a q
and yes this time of course it comes a 5...
higher two pair...f off ...it never ends ...and in fact i think that the old limiting is back on again..
it is quite obvious that the amount of rake you generate is rewarded in your play..
play 5000 games at 55 with a 5 rake you looking at 25k up...if you are any good...so thats the most you will get...
have sat down and watched for the last three months and , they are all the same...is mathmatical,and quite obviously fixed...because without the fix people like me would bankrupt every single donk on there...so i have one more game left on here ....then i will publish my findings....and it aint pretty...i mean bad beats are supposed to be the odd,occasion,for me its a way of life....
so if you actually want to play a fair game i suggest you sign up to realdealpoker.com at least then you might find out how good you really are...
and when it opens in March i shall continue with my blog..
ps did i mention that i have won 7 out of 10 live tournements i have played....
very honest of you to say you've been there and i sincerely hope your right on how staright it is i guess time will tell. oh and some of the obseneties from your blog had to be edited lol.