Jim Rankin
05-06-2005, 10:01 AM
Interesting that a couple of threads down you are shilling for another
site. I wonder how that affects your view of Stars.
Josh wrote:
> Pokerstars is the biggest joke.
>
> Ex of a hand a couple weeks ago the week when I stopped playing there.
>
> Before I give details about the hand id like to say that I realize aa and
> kk and other very good hands do lose and do lose frequently. BUT... On
> pokerstars it seems like these monster hands lose all the time. Instead of
> being a 9-1 favorite they are a 5-2 favorite. Does not add up.
>
> Ex of hand>>. I had AA A-spade A-clubs Other guy had K-heart-8-club
>
> FLOP-- 4-HEART-10-HEART-A-DIAMOND Turn- 3SPADE River- 2-HEART
>
> Notice how the turn gave me trips to generate more ACTION! River brought
> the blow. This is a rare occurance live aa geting beat my a less superior
> hand. But on pokerstars it happens with great frequency. It is not just
> that the AA gets beat mind you it is the way the hand unfolds to generate
> action. I have over 50 examples of the same type of beat over just a 2 day
> period.
>
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site. I wonder how that affects your view of Stars.
Josh wrote:
> Pokerstars is the biggest joke.
>
> Ex of a hand a couple weeks ago the week when I stopped playing there.
>
> Before I give details about the hand id like to say that I realize aa and
> kk and other very good hands do lose and do lose frequently. BUT... On
> pokerstars it seems like these monster hands lose all the time. Instead of
> being a 9-1 favorite they are a 5-2 favorite. Does not add up.
>
> Ex of hand>>. I had AA A-spade A-clubs Other guy had K-heart-8-club
>
> FLOP-- 4-HEART-10-HEART-A-DIAMOND Turn- 3SPADE River- 2-HEART
>
> Notice how the turn gave me trips to generate more ACTION! River brought
> the blow. This is a rare occurance live aa geting beat my a less superior
> hand. But on pokerstars it happens with great frequency. It is not just
> that the AA gets beat mind you it is the way the hand unfolds to generate
> action. I have over 50 examples of the same type of beat over just a 2 day
> period.
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Posted using RecPoker.com - http://www.recpoker.com
>
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