A couple of months ago the guy that sells me booze asked me about what I do when confronted with the constant and annoying raising. I haven't talked about my internet poker survival guide for awhile so let's do it here.
When you sit at a table, you're first expectation must be that you are bound to lose. It's a lot less stressful that way. Don't play for first place. Play to survive and accept the bottom payout. It sucks, but if that's the best you can get it's better than the inevitable bad beat that will destroy you. Patience. And it annoys the riggers to no end.
My current project is trying to understand exactly what the stars next to the avatars are all about on PokerStars free money games. There are different configurations. On the free money games you only meet up with one star. These positions have a tendency to get statistically great cards and not bet against each other. My guess is that these are the presented experts that us wogs must admit that we are outmatched by the supposed skill and not the fact that the server kisses their AI asshole.
I've taken a break from playing occasionally and watched replays of the big boy real money (illegal) games and have seen as many as four stars next to the avatar. Thanks for the warning. Whenever I see those stars my Spidey sense starts tingling, Jarah becomes completely interested in a mutual bubble bath and it's time to fold on the bogus raise.
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