Conclusive Proof of Online Rigging? You Decide!

[Poker Fan]

I was initially sceptical of the claims of wild odds and unbelieivable hands until the following happened to me...I logged on to my normal game of 2c/4c NL ring game (on an unnamed site to prevent law suits). Three of us and I'm in the BB. On my very first hand I get dealt 2h Js. Nothing too strange at this stage. To cut a long story short, it turns out that UTG had Ac 10h and Small Bind had 3c 4c. Nothing hits and Ace high scoops the pot of $1.04.Then it hit me - what are the odds of that happening? A few calculations later I work out that the odds of me being dealt 2h and Js are 1326:1 , the odds of the next player getting his hand are 1225:1 and the BB getting his cards 1128:1. Now the odds of those three hands being dealt in that order are a staggering 1.8 Billion:1 (and this is without even considering the chances of me not getting paired by the river!)The odds are just too ridiculous to suggest that this was dealt by a 'random' shuffle.Quod Erat DemonstrandumBricks and Mortar for me from now on!

[Mike]

I think im missing something here. So cards out are A23410J and nothing hits. Is that what ya sayin dude? Maybe you should get the hand history and post it here for a bit more info.

[TrustAMate Poke r]

What is wrong with being dealt those cards and nothing hitting?

[Poker Fan]

The odds of no pair hitting must be about 7% - Which of course is highly unlikely in its own right. But the real worry is the 1.8 Billion : 1 shot of the three of us being dealt those specific cards!What are the odds?

[Blu3B3ar]

Mind-blowing stuff! The odds of getting struck by lightning is orders of magnitude higher!

[Dukey79]

Guys, he is obviously taking the piss...

[velvet glove]

There is a reason that there's a '1' in those 1 in a million chances

[Dukey79]

It is false reasoning after the fact. For example I could take a pack of cards and put them face up one by one. After this has happened you can do the math and tell me that the odds of the cards coming up in that order are 1/52 * 1/52 *1/52 etc. etc. or 1 in about a trillion. By your reasoning the deck of cards is SURELY rigged because what are the odds of this happening.....think about it.

[Andre28]

LoLerskates, Im sure Poker Fan knows what your sayin Dukey, that what makes the post funny

[Bugsy]

great post PokerFan, shame everybody missed the point