From: "Nancy Liedel"
Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker
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Subject: Re: all internet poker rooms are scams
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Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:58:02 GMT
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I could not even read that. It gave me a headache.
Um if you are getting beat WALK AWAY.. there is either something wrong with
your game or the site. I have lost lots of hands that started out with
promise including pocket bullets. It happens. That is why poker is a game of
skill and LUCK.
"PigDog" wrote in message
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> "lostthousands" wrote in message
> news:4daac5e00db4469de3b70811a60dd7c8@localhost.talkaboutgambling.com...
> > iam not going to argue with anyone ,this is what i think .....there are
> cheats in live games .....and there certainly are cheats when playing
online
> ...its just to easy to cheat on line ...not in terms of collusion ...thats
> even beatable but when the house has control of the cards , the players
and
> the computer there are numerous things that could happen ....iam not sure
> exacty how they cheat but iam positive they do ....even for the worst
player
> luck happens ..every so often ...when i played i have ak all low cards
come
> out when i have a pair of kk aa jj ...i get beat ...they also feed on thye
> addiction that online poker promotes ..they see the people that play
> everyday ..and who keep funeling money to them to play ..yes they make
money
> on the rakes but i promise they make alot more on cheating players that
are
> there to make a few bucks and have a good time yes i lost lots of money
> ...iam not mad i just want the truth to come out u dont see tons of people
> here claiming they lost tons of money cause most losers dont like to tell
> bad stories ... but if u really think about it ..whats stopping them from
> stealing players money ..they could have a program set up to take certains
> players money ..or actual players from there team in rooms ...they know
what
> players will stay in with what ..you will all see eventually this will
come
> out and so will the hundreds or thousands of people that lost there house
> ..car, family cause of internet poker rooms ...yes u win but u lose more
> often then not ..and i know i will hear from all supporters of internet
> poker rooms saying i must have been a fish ...or this or that ..i know my
> skills and have been playing poker for 20 years ....yes lost and won in
live
> games but not the extent in a two month train wreck over in party pokers
> rooms ...yes grant it play 1/2 dollar poker and its probably legit but try
> 10/20 15/30 thats where they hit you hard ..cause no matter how bad a
player
> u are and iam not if the cards dont come up foru ..then u have no chance
of
> winning ..even if your the best bluffer so say as u will ...THE TRUTH WILL
> COME OUT...WETHER ITS ON 60 MINUTES OR PRIME TIME IT WILL U WILL SEE
> >
>
> Hey buddy I can understand you've lost alot of money and you're upset, but
> try to keep things realistic. Just because YOU lost does not mean it's a
> scam. I don't think you're going to convince many people here either as
> there's quite a few folks making a steady income from these sites. I'm
not
> the greatest player around but I am about $5K ahead of online poker and my
> total deposits would be less than $200. It was YOUR choice to continue
> depositing money in those games despite your continuing losses and I
really
> think you're just looking for someone else to blame. Fact is the majority
> of players in a raked poker game are going to finish up losers and I guess
> that's what you are..
>
>