Who is the Dumber SOB?? - PKR Nation - For PKR 3D Poker and Casino Players

GeeZilla · #1 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Lou Krieger

I'm playing poker online earlier and some guy raises from under the gun with 9-6 offsuit. Not a very bright move in any game, and especially silly in this one since a lot of players were calling raises at this particular $10-$20 table with all manner of hands. I wasn't involved in the pot so I sat and watched the hand play out.

The guy who raised UTG with 9-6 went on to win a big pot by making two pair when his kicker paired on the river, and beat a guy who had top pair with a big kicker. The guy with top pair says something about "...this is proof that this site [is] rigged."......

So I asked this guy why he played online if he thought the games were not on the up-and-up. He never answered my question. I asked him again. He still didn't answer.

I finally typed this in the chat box: "There are only two possibilities here: that this site is rigged or it's not. If it's on the up-and-up, each of us will obtain results that reflect our playing ability in the long run . If it is rigged, we won't. Because I believe this is an honest site, I'm going to continue to play here. But if you believe it's rigged why do you continue to play here?

He never responded. So I finally said, "I guess I'll leave it up to the other players in the room and I'm asking for a show of hands: One of us plays every day in a game he believes is stacked against him and is a losing player. The other plays in an honest game and is a long-term winner. Who is the dumber son of a bitch?"

No mention of the site specifically, but what really interested me personally (because I'm a pretty new online player, with only a couple of months under my belt, all of it social) is that the post was made over 2 years ago!

PKR isn't that old is it? So,

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Originally Posted by Various PKRN Posters Who Continue to Harp On About This When They Would Do Their Karma Status A Lot More Good By Investing Their Time In Helping Out At A Local Charity

The guy who raised UTG with 9-6 went on to win a big pot by making two pair when his kicker paired on the river, and beat a guy who had top pair with a big kicker!

couldn't have been on a PKR table. Right?

This "rigging" of poker sites is clearly not something new.

GeeZilla · #2 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 12:42 PM

Sorry, meant to mention who Lou Krieger is...

Lou Krieger has come a long way in the poker world. Well known as the co-author of Poker for Dummies, Lou has also written 11 best-selling books and more than 400 columns and magazine articles of poker strategy, and has recently been named editor of Poker Player Newspaper. Catch Lou’s views, opinions and commentary on just about everything in the world of poker. Join Lou every Thursday at 9:00 PM EST on Holdem Radio - Home, where he and Amy Calistri co-host the radio show, "Keep Flopping Aces."

Probably not a really independent or truly reliable poker source though...He's American.
Taken off his Blog : Online Poker Blog - Lou Krieger's Poker Blog

PKR Nation · #3 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 05:36 PM

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Probably not a really independent or truly reliable poker source though...He's American.

What is that supposed to mean?

Are Americans not reliable now?

monkier · #4 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PKR Nation

What is that supposed to mean?

Are Americans not reliable now?

Hell no, my american broke down after only a few hours use. Its had to go back to the factory for repairs

hellwung · #5 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by monkier

Hell no, my american broke down after only a few hours use. Its had to go back to the factory for repairs

I agree, my American is not at all reliable and keeps letting me down...
...I'm thinking about trading it in for a Russian.

GeeZilla · #6 (**permalink**) 06-22-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PKR Nation

What is that supposed to mean?
Are Americans not reliable now?

Just revisiting this post, and am L-ing MAO! Sorry Nation, no offense meant in the least bit - I clearly should have put that last line inbetween [SARCASM] tags!

Hellwung - if you're sure you want to trade your American in, and are inclined to opt for a more Eurocentric model, I can vouch for those from Bulgaria - quality goods indeed! Alternatively, if you have more exotic tastes, might I be bold enough to suggest a little Indian? I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

PKR Nation · #7 (**permalink**) 06-22-2007, 08:41 PM

none taken, I just wanted to make sure you weren't lumping in the american people with the american government.

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