The Issue on Rigged Poker Sites
Ever since, lots of people have thought that online poker sites would rig games. There have always been silent talks in the internet community that the tables in poker sites are actually rigged. Lots of people, especially those who frequently lose in games complain that they are always experiencing "bad beats" on online sites compared when playing in real casinos.
There may be some truth on one side and some misconception on the other.
First of all, there can never be any way that online poker games can be rigged. These are already profiting millions of dollars on their own and will not need to any fixation or rigging of any sort. One cannot imagine what it can do for the industry if a company is found guilty of fixing or rigging poker sites. Customers will disappear almost in an instant and there is no stopping from spreading this kind of news. If there are some corruptions going on, this is probably done by human beings themselves. And surely, this kind of matter will not be hidden from the eyes of people.
However, it is true that a player will have more chance of getting bad beats with online poker games and sites compared with playing poker in casinos or at home. However, this is not because the poker tables in poker sites are "bent". This is attributed to the players. Bear in mind that playing online poker is quite different from real poker; the betting process is also done in quite a different manner. There can be lots of reasons for this. Some may think that this does not have a real feel compared to actual poker tables; or their playing standards are lower on online poker. But this does not erase that fact that people tend to bet more online and bet on worse hands rather than when playing offline.
There may be some truth on one side and some misconception on the other.
First of all, there can never be any way that online poker games can be rigged. These are already profiting millions of dollars on their own and will not need to any fixation or rigging of any sort. One cannot imagine what it can do for the industry if a company is found guilty of fixing or rigging poker sites. Customers will disappear almost in an instant and there is no stopping from spreading this kind of news. If there are some corruptions going on, this is probably done by human beings themselves. And surely, this kind of matter will not be hidden from the eyes of people.
However, it is true that a player will have more chance of getting bad beats with online poker games and sites compared with playing poker in casinos or at home. However, this is not because the poker tables in poker sites are "bent". This is attributed to the players. Bear in mind that playing online poker is quite different from real poker; the betting process is also done in quite a different manner. There can be lots of reasons for this. Some may think that this does not have a real feel compared to actual poker tables; or their playing standards are lower on online poker. But this does not erase that fact that people tend to bet more online and bet on worse hands rather than when playing offline.
On online site poker, people would tend to play on almost any hand. Online poker games are also based on bluffs. Almost all players would want to be involved in all hands possible, especially those who are on lower tables. Hence, because there are still lots of people who are still there to see the flop, this would mean that there is more to online poker games than bad beats.
Hence, there is no way that online poker sites are rigged or fixed. There can just be more skillful players than others.
