The Russians are coming
 

Am I the only one that has noticed a huge increase in the number of Russian players on Party Poker in the last few weeks?

Re: The Russians are coming
 

Not that i've noticed. At least in 5/10sh.

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I've noticed this in tourneys, to clarify.

Re: The Russians are coming
 

What's your sample size?

Do you regularly check the locations of players?

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My sample size is 183,483. What's my sample size? Jackass. I know it could be a fluke, which is why I posted a, uh..question on the forum. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Anyway, I do check the locations of players quite frequently. I started noticing quite a few players with Russian-appearing names in the last few weeks, which is something I've never noticed before (3 years of play on Party), and, sure enough, they're from Russia.

Re: The Russians are coming
 

no, i haven't noticed. however, i welcome them. if there is anything that rocky 4 showed us, its that russians are inferior.

Re: The Russians are coming
 

thats one ugly mofo in your avatar

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Ya... but it goes Woo Woo.

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Are they good players? Bad? Or just different sorts like everybody else?

// PugX

Re: The Russians are coming
 

Well, not that this means much, of course, but since I first started noticing them, I've seen more than their fair share at final tables of big multis. And I don't think I've noticed one that I would count as a fish--they've all seemed pretty damn solid.

Re: The Russians are coming
 

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no, i haven't noticed. however, i welcome them. if there is anything that rocky 4 showed us, its that russians are inferior.

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Way to stereotype, umd.

Re: The Russians are coming
 

that and that you will need to run around in the snow hauling massive telephone pole like logs to beat them.......

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I would be very worried of russian mafia collusion, if this is the case

Re: The Russians are coming
 

Russian mafia colluding bots is my guess.

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Not just the last few weeks... There is a lot of them playing the 200/100 SNG's for the last few months. I'm russian myself so I know a russian name when I see one. I suspect the real number of players is only 3-5 playing multiple accounts. They all play the same style.

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That's funny, I was just thinking this morning that there are a ton of Slovenians at the 15-30 lately.