statistical tests to show that online poker is not rigged

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You're right. I've played hundreds of thousands of hands, and I've seen literally dozens of those "horrific" beats that you speak of, 989:1 (the worst beat possible in holdem) shots hitting. That should NEVER happen. What are the odds of a 989:1 shot hitting!?! It's like a billion to one!

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That is probaly one of the funniest replies if read in a long while

[Mempho]

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What are the odds of a 989:1 shot hitting!?! It's like a billion to one!

The odds are 989:1.

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Nice article...thanks for the link.

Lee Jones article

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[benfranklin]

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On a side note, how often should you see Quads come up? I had quads 3 times one day, and saw a few others. I dont ever recall seeing that many while sitting down playing in a B&M or a home game. Just curious.

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The concept of seeing something X times in a day does not have significance. You can expect on average to see quads once every XXX hands. You see a lot more hands per hour online, so you can expect to see quads a lot more often online. In a B&M, you might see 30 hands per hour. If you are just playing 2 tables online, you might see 100 hands an hour. If you play for 6 hours, you see 180 hands live, 600 hands online. So you should see quads more than 3 times as often online. That goes up if you play more tables.

Also, you remember seeing quads 3 times in a day because it is so unusual. You don't remember all the days that you never saw quads. Without a database of significant size, reports of incidents like this mean nothing.

Ever get the feeling you might be able to relate to Chris Columbus when he was trying to explain to a flatlander the error in his (flatlander) thinking?

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[AaronBrown]

Thanks for the kind words. I was slow to go to online poker. I don't like online casinos, and it took a little while to figure out the online poker sites were different. Then I was worried about the usual stuff: the site not returning my money, players colluding or hacking the system, software errors. If there had been on-line poker in the days when I played mostly for the money, I certainly would have jumped in; but these days I play for fun; and fun for me is a good high-stakes, in-person game.

I have played some on-line to see what it was like, but I don't think I'll ever get serious about it.

Thank you for the reply. I'd have guessed you were a B&M guy, but curiosity, and your post, caused me to wonder. again, thx