The question, ‘is online poker rigged?’ Too often it appears on poker forums, blogs, and discussions, especially when so many people experience almost unbelievable bad beats and blows. Obviously, there has to be an explanation to the record number of bad beats one will witness in online poker.
Certainly there is an explanation for it, although some will say well, that is poker, or there are too many donkeys or they played badly, the truth is that it has nothing to do with the other players! The real secret behind the large number of bad beats and suck outs in online poker lies in the online poker software that is used to generate the cards.
Actually, the answer to ‘is online poker rigged’ is definitely YES! However, it is not rigged in the way you may think. It is rigged in the sense that fair play, statistical odds, and a realistic outcome are realistically removed from the program due to the algorithms used by poker sites.
These algorithms will determine the outcome of winning hands and force certain players to win while other players will lose even if they had the best hand before the flop or on the turn. The algorithms and subroutines used by the major poker sites create the problems of overwhelming bad beats and suckouts in an attempt to make the game look realistic, induce action, and give the impression that the game is fair for everyone.
Of course this may all seem confusing, however it is the way poker sites are rigged to produce winning hands and it is an indisputable fact. The secret to winning at an online poker site is knowing the algorithm and then using it to your advantage to gain an advantage in the game.
The bottom line is simply that internet poker sites are a computer generated program. In addition, that program can be manipulated by anyone who knows the code of the subroutines and algorithms. There is no live interaction on the shuffling, dealing or outcome of the cards and therefore the question is rigged in online poker, it invariably has to be answered YES!