Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Reader Mail
Welcome to Reader Mail, where we take the time out of our busy day to answer the questions from the two or three people who actually read this blog. Just kidding, we have thousands of readers. We think. We hope. Because, truth be told, our jobs depend on it. Please – read this blog! Tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell strangers you pass on the street…
If you want your questions to be answered, please email us at pokerfromtherail@fulltiltpoker.com. As The Sports Guy always says, these are real questions from real readers (except for the ones we make up – the readers, not the questions, that is):
Who are you guys? Why should I even bother reading this blog? Aren’t you just some know-nothing corporate stooges?
Great question, I’m glad you asked. Yes, we are “affiliated” with Full Tilt Poker in some ways, but I use that term loosely. Very loosely. So if that makes us a bunch of “know-nothing corporate stooges,” then that is a badge we wear with great honor and pride.
The reality of the situation is that we’re our own people and we get to do our own thing most of the time. It just so happens that we love Full Tilt Poker and would never, ever speak ill of them. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you, even if all you’re getting fed is leftovers. Hey, we’re not picky.
Why should you read this blog? Well, because we think it’s pretty cool. If you don’t like it, that really hurts our feelings. And we’re going to tell our mothers.
Have you ever met any of the Full Tilt pros? What are they like?
I have actually had the pleasure of meeting a few of the pros. Yes, they are all extremely cool. Please allow me a moment to bask in my glory and drop a couple of names.
Andy Bloch – cool guy, plus he’s kinda smart too. Erik Seidel is one of the nicest people you’ll never meet. I can’t say too much about Howard Lederer, although there’s a reason they call him The Professor. As for Phil Gordon, well, he’s really tall.
Why the hell is Full Tilt Poker so rigged? What do I have to do to get my Aces to hold up around here? Full Tilt Poker? More like Full Tilt Joker…
You, sir, are a very cunning linguist. I myself have never had my Aces cracked playing on the site, so I’m no exactly certain what you’re talking about. As far as I can tell, the best hand wins every time.
In all seriousness, let me answer this question straight up. No, Full Tilt Poker is not rigged. Yes, sometimes the worst hand does win. Most of the time it doesn’t. When you play poker for a long enough time, live or online, you will see some ridiculous beats take place. There’s just no way around that one. With the sheer volume of hands that take place on the site, these beats come around more often than in live poker.
Does that mean Full Tilt Poker is rigged? Of course not. What it means is that this is a game of odds and percentages, and sometimes that translates to a player sucking out on you and hitting that one-outer on the river. As the saying goes: every river begins with a single tear. Learn it, live it, love it.
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