Part 3

Unfortunately I did not get to sit at my favorite table tonight. The table was full, I joined the wait list on Mr. ridiculous 800+k and before any seats opened the Vacuum had wiped them out and there where 4 active players left. So, I settled on my second choice.

Phase one of the game - An ace every three hands. Flops sucked. No surprise. Phase Two - 21 hands with two aces. I'm surely not going to be into that too much. Then after an hour and a half of patience I score. Not the mega chips that the Vacuums get, but a plus of a bout 90k for the night.

I recently warned you about new players to the table. This night did not quite fit the perfect profile, but it's still significant.

I would imagine that most peeps have a real life, unlike me, and maybe they get to indulge in poker one or two nights a week. Play a couple of hands. Drink some beers. Take the dog for a walk. Kiss the wife. Play with the kids. And you never get the chance to see how deeply and stupidly wrong internet poker is. I hate being proven right all the time, except I'm a deer caught in the headlights - it's so obviously bogus I can't imagine what kind of idiot would play for real money.

I read a sports betting magazine on how to pick a good poker site. They quoted how, "Many or most sites use robots to cheat." Well, duh. They even cheat on the free money games. If I was playing on a baby table I wouldn't have to put up with this, but when I play on the highest stakes available I get constantly bombarded with irrational play.

Last night on Absolute I sat at a greatly irrational table. MISSANNIE was one of the Vacuums. Later in the night, HEYYOUITSBLU sits. Four or five hands later HEY posts something like "Hi Annie!" After four or five hands she FINALLY noticed a friend. My what a surprise, the next hand Annie hits a Royal Flush and the expected, "Wow what a great hand" conversation ensues. Then strangely, (not) the play several more hands without even acknowledging each others existence.

This doesn't just insinuate rigged, it screams aloud, "LOOK AT ME<>

Now, what's the problem with this table? First off, BERN was a new entry that immediatley made me worry about a new Vacuum. Secondly, the same avatar has popped up recently, I think the player name was something like "DutchCountry" Thirdly, and this is the killer - you don't even exist.

And I've proven it. I'm sitting at the same freaking table as you. and you don't exist? This is a perfect example of why new players to the table need to be treated with skepticism. The admins can manufacture them instantly, no registration process to go through, no fighting to gain the 20k you posted at the table, you're just 'there.'

And I still won!