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[Filmore Slim]

[lorinda]

This is because in a card room, hands are shuffled physically which means that if you held a good hand now, these cards won't be next to each other again for a while

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you genuinely don't understand online shuffling and real life shuffling.

If you have ever watched a live shuffle you will realise that they are not truely random, however online shuffling takes many precautions against this and shuffling is in a highly advanced state.

Link to Paradise shuffle info (http://www.paradisepoker.com/shuffling.html)

In the early days of online shuffling, the Planet Poker shuffle was cracked, and many sites have learned from this.
The story about that can be found

HERE! (http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/616221)


If you wish to discuss whether sites _deliberately_ rig their shuffle, then you will find many debates on that on this forum by using the search.

However I don't think that even the most die-hard kook actually believes that sites can't provide a random shuffle if they so desire.

Lori

[lorinda]

I guess what I am trying to say is that physical shuffling really ISN'T totally random like a random number generator is in online games.

Okay, having re-read your post, you do understand the difference, the shuffle your dealer uses is very important live.

Sorry if I insulted you, but hope the links were of value.

Lori