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Re: Absolute

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by , Sep 25, 2007 | 10:23 am

For those who may not get the reference — we’re sometimes a little lax on keeping you up to date on everything… there’s quite the mini-non-scandal brouhaha over at Absolute Poker. It’s a potential cheating scare that goes far beyond the typical “Online Poker Is Rigged!” conspiracy theories. In this case, there’s some respectable hand-history analysis that sets out to mathematically prove the existence of a “super account” allowing illicit avatars to see everyone’s hole cards.

Maybe it’s naivete on my part, but I’m still a believer in the amazingly powerful abilities of humankind to make the most utterly ridiculous unfathomably stupid calls. I know I’ve made a few of them myself.

At a minimum, it’s a great commercial for PokerTracker.

Here are the 2+2 threads.
And here.
Pocket 5s always has some good stuff to say.
(via Shamus)
And Justin West from PokerPages tells people not to worry.


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  • TBR

    I read through some of the posts on 2+2 and pocket 5s. I think much of this is coming from the LAST hand of that tournament, wherein the hero called his opponents all-in with ten high to win. Hell, if I had a nickel for every time Dan or Todd or Eric or (insert name of batface) called me all-in with ten high, I could BUY absolute poker.

  • http://pokerati.com/about-us/#danm DanM

    Really, TBR, you think Absolute Poker is worth $14.65?

  • aces

    Last week, Aces and Ace High cases were dropped to a Misdemeanor C, $100 fine, 3 months deferred adjudication, no probation. They did make me sign over all the cash and inventory, estimating over $50k. If you are a player and received a ticket, fight it. They will dismiss your case because they have no case. Every player who fought it, their cases never made it to trial and have been dismissed.

  • http://www.PokerPages Justin West

    You wouldn’t believe the kind of feedback I’m getting on this blog.

    My absolute favorite begins: “You are a fool.”

    Unfortunately for those that seek to shake my resolve, I’m too much of a glutton for attention to let a lot of these hyperbolic responses get to me. I find it quite amusing.

    Thanks for the pimpage.

    – J