Hiya,
Sorry didn't see this thread, been staying with my gf for a day or two and didn't have much net time.
I don't really understand the question Vicky, but if you ran into ran into aces 11 times in 75 minutes, it's pretty unlucky. It's hard to know exact percentages without seeing hand histories though.
The sites are legit though, I used to do the same in blaming the RNG when I lost money, it's just natural
I can't be sure for smaller sites, but the big ones like PStars, FullTil, WillHill are definitely regulated by gambling comissions and their software isn't rigged. If you think about it, if they 'were' going to rig a site, it would be in their best interest to make sure players didn't lose all their money to people. They'd make it so money was kept around longer, meaning they can rake it more and make more money. I do have a few trust issues with sites though. A few years ago I was cheated out of anywhere up to $8000 on ultimate bet (google for 'ultimate bet scandal'), money which I never got back. There were accounts which people could see my hole cards, and I lost big money. At the time I thought the site was rigged for sure, as I was losing at a big rate. Then eventually the scandal came out, I think something like 10m+ was taken from players like me, but since the site is regulated and hosted on a small island outside of any formiddable jurisdiction, legal proceeding would be tricky. I think the court case might even still be going on trying to recover and find where the money went.
The thing with poker is, it's a long term game if you're looking to make money. Anything can happen in the short term, and since hundreds of millions of hands are played online every day, weird things are going to happen. I occasionally see things that are ridiculous, but with a fixed set of cards, it's not that impossible. What's important isn't to lose focus when you lose money. If you're getting your money in spots where you're a favourite, if you carry on playing, in the long run you're going to make money.
Andy, yeah I play for a living. I have done ever since I graduated uni, and it's something I'll probably be doing for a while. 2010 is going to be big for me, I'm working my ass off playing 9+ hours a day online, playing 24 tables at a time. Playing about 15,000 hands a day. I should make 6 figures this year
Thanks Linda for dragging up my info
