Duplicate Poker

Talking Poker · #1 12-03-07, 12:46 PM

I read about it. I think this is a weak attempt to come up with a legal form of online poker. Since you eliminate the chance (you are playing against the people in the same seat as you at different tables - and you are all playing the exact same cards), you make poker a skill game.

But that's stupid. If I get it all in with AA preflop and you fold yours, and I end up losing when 22 flops a set and you stay even, that doesn't make you the better player. Or what if I get it all in with KK and my opponent calls with AA while your opponent folds? I get stacked and you win a small pot. That also doesn't make you a better player than me.

Also, the game will either have to run increadibly slowly (hand for hand and more likely street for street), or you will have a major security risk. Even if you play street for street, you risk people at different tables sharing their hole cards.

I think it's a bad idea. It might make for an interesting experiment once or twice, but I don't think it would be very fun or very profitable.

jillaj · #2 12-03-07, 01:10 PM

I had an idea for a cash game sng type of thing. I will tell more about it after I get my patent so nobody steals my idea.

Reel Deal · #3 12-03-07, 03:18 PM

Aren't you in a band too?

jdiana86 · #4 12-06-07, 09:24 PM

They threw $10 into my account so I'll let you people know if it can be beaten.

lightfungus · #5 12-07-07, 01:18 AM

I think it sounds like a cool idea. And couldn't you just play in seperate rooms to avoid the security risk? As far as the hands, couldn't you just prepare like a bazillion decks before hand that are organized the exact same way and do it that way?

melioris · #6 12-10-07, 09:58 AM

here is a on that other forum, which recently "upgraded" to look more like this place.

Talking Poker · #7 12-10-07, 12:41 PM

Typical. Always trying to be like us.

Seriously though, the idea for this site is ridiculously stupid. Bad plays will be rewarded by short term variance (LUCK), while good players who have more of a stable approach to the game will never experience the HUGE wins needed to actually win.

I tried explaining this in my post above, but I see people still seem to think this is somehow a good idea. The post at the other place does a better job explaining what I was getting at... but I didn't (and won't) ever actually play there.