I’ll be in the Phoenix area for a week. Wanting to try some low limit ($6/12) mixed games. Which casinos in the area offer these games on what days?

My plan is to ask questions daily about my solver work since I am new to solvers, and you can show me ways to make my study routine more effective. There won't be any video calls. At least not for now. And we can agree on a monthly price for this program. You can spend around 10 minutes per day answering questions I have.

There are different ways people study. Some are more efficient than others. My goal is to improve my methods so I can improve the fastest possible. After that, we can also start doing more analysis like focusing on exploitative strategies.

Bryn will have to prove the agreement is more than just a handshake. Hope he has receipts or not sure how he can win the lawsuit.

I’ve been thinking about something regarding GGPoker, and I want to know if anyone else has considered this theory.
Most people who claim online poker is rigged believe the site somehow manipulates the flop, turn, or river to create bad beats.
But my theory is different.

What if the manipulation happens before the flop, when the hole cards are dealt?

Think about it from a business perspective. GGPoker makes money through rake, taking a percentage of the pot in cash games, generally up to a certain cap.
So the bigger the pot, the more rake they can potentially collect, at least until that cap is reached.
Now imagine two scenarios:

Scenario 1:
Player A gets A♠ 7♦
Player B gets K♣ 4♥
Player C gets 9♠ 2♣
Nobody has a particularly strong hand. There’s a decent chance the pot stays small or everyone folds.
Scenario 2:
Player A gets A♠ K♠
Player B gets Q♥ Q♦
Player C gets J♣ J♦
Suddenly, multiple players have premium hands. Everyone has a legitimate reason to put money into the pot, potentially creating a much bigger pot and generating more rake for the platform.

Here’s my theory:

What if GGPoker doesn’t need to manipulate the community cards at all?
What if its dealing algorithm simply increases the frequency at which two or more players receive strong starting hands in the same hand?
The platform wouldn’t necessarily need to decide who wins. It could let the rest of the hand play out normally.
All it would need to do is create more situations where multiple players feel confident enough to invest significant amounts of money.
And here’s what makes this interesting: players might not even notice it.
When you lose with pocket kings against pocket aces, you usually think, “That’s just a cooler. It happens.”
And you’re right. Coolers absolutely happen in legitimate poker.
But what if those situations were happening more frequently than they statistically should?
Over millions of hands, even a relatively small increase in the frequency of premium-hand confrontations could potentially generate additional rake.
I’m not claiming I have proof that GGPoker does this. This is a hypothesis, not an accusation based on verified evidence. I also understand that rake caps mean bigger pots don’t always generate more revenue.
But I think it’s a more interesting theory to investigate than the usual “the river is rigged” argument.

The real question is:

Has anyone actually analyzed a large database of GGPoker hand histories to see whether premium-hand confrontations occur more frequently than mathematically expected?
I’m talking about situations like AA vs KK, KK vs QQ, AK vs AQ, or multiple players receiving strong starting hands simultaneously.
With a sufficiently large and representative sample, this should be statistically testable.
I’d genuinely like to hear from people who understand poker probabilities, hand-history analysis, or how online poker RNGs are audited.
Am I missing something mathematically, or is this a hypothesis worth testing?

1/2/3, $500 eff.

4 limp including villain (old grandpa) in button.

I isolate to 25 with AsQd in BB, only button calls.

Flop is AcQc7h. I bet 35 into around 60, then he min raises to 70. I was not really sure what to make of this raise, but I decided to flat. Maybe I should 3! but was maybe too concerned about monsters under the bed in his limp call range like 7-7. Pot is 200

Turn is a 2h bringing backdoor heart draw, I check he bet 50 I call still confused at what he could have. Pot is 300.

River is a seemingly blank 3h I check he bet 100 I just call. He tables Qh9h for runner runner flush, raising flop with middle pair and putting me in disbelief.

Wondering how I could have played this better. Obviously when looking at full hand 3! Flop is the play but yeah just a strange hand when happening in real time

I was a long time avid online poker player and have taken a bit of a hiatus. Since the ban years ago I played a bunch on Bovada/Ignition but its been probably 5 years. What is the best site for CA residents where I can buy via crypto, has decent traffic for cash games and permits 3rd party hubs?

Thank you! Looking forward to getting back to the grind.

Pretty huge change for anyone grinding on GG.

I wanted poker to return to Pechanga so bad.
Be careful what you wish for, I guess.

I used to be an active member on twoplustwo forums many moons ago when it was very active and helpful. There was good information if you were stubborn enough to go and find it. I have to admit I still run across some helpful people online occasionally, but I have started asking AI poker questions more and more. It has been extremely helpful with the right prompts. Pretty much am starting to come to the conclusion that forums/reddits/etc have mostly become a waste of time unless I am looking for entertainment.

I for one, welcome our new AI overlords.... Meat bags are too much of a hassle...

PL Omaha 0.25(BB)

HERO ($25.32) [VPIP: 29.8% | PFR: 15.9% | AGG: 21.3% | Flop Agg: 24.4% | Turn Agg: 22.1% | River Agg: 19.5% | 3Bet: 4.7% | 4Bet: 12.9% | Hands: 239790]

BB ($16.90) [VPIP: 87.2% | PFR: 26.5% | AGG: 35.3% | Flop Agg: 32.6% | Turn Agg: 36.6% | River Agg: 50% | 3Bet: 24.5% | 4Bet: 0% | Hands: 119]

Dealt to Hero: As 6s Kc Ts

CO Folds, BTN Folds, HERO Calls $0.15, BB Raises To $0.75, HERO Calls $0.50

Hero SPR on Flop: [10.77 effective]

Flop ($1.50): Jc Qs 9s

HERO Checks, BB Bets $0.50 (Rem. Stack: $15.65), HERO Raises To $2.94 (Rem. Stack: $21.63), BB Raises To $5.38 (Rem. Stack: $10.77), HERO Raises To $17.58 (Rem. Stack: $6.99), BB Calls $10.77 (allin)

River ($35.23): Jc Qs 9s Jd 7d

BB shows: Kh Th 7h 7s

BB wins: $32.55

Ok, so this hand was insanely gross. I flop a massive freeroll, but rather than scooping villain or even just chopping it up, he hits his 3% or w/e runner runner freeroll. Just gross.

But here is the thing. If this happened live, it would be brutal. You can wait all night for a situation this clutch. I remember, over a decade ago, playing 5/5 at Casino de Montreal and this Indian kid (dots) gets it in vs a pair with a set. And loses. "How careful do you want me to be, man?" He asked no one in particular.

And I could reflect on how we are supposed to celebrate bad beats. Because without them there is no game. And getting them money in good means you are doing something right. Theoretically. And that reframing bad beats from a negative experience into a positive experience is a powerful mental technique. And that is all good and well as far as it goes. But what I am actually reflecting on is how this imo fairly brutal beat that I suffered, losing a hand that on the flop appears to be all upside and no downside, was no big deal. Because I can 8 table online, I can play significantly smaller stakes while still earning the same hourly as I would at a higher limit game live. There are no tips, or foreigners coughing on me, or travel expenses. The drink service is limited, true, but the food options are much better. And most importantly, by grinding 2k or 4k hands a day, any bad beat or cooler or straight up loss is much more easily overcome than in live poker, where you might play 150 hands in a session.

Don't get me wrong. I love live poker too. I play live poker too. But online poker will always have a special place in my heart.

3b pot Davy block calls flop, x/c turn and now finds donk 5% on river.

This is apparently off tree and a pure check to let BU bluff if he wants to.

I would just check river, IDK what blocking does really but I'm not sick enough to find 5% donk bets.

https://quintace.ai/replay/wC7eB42ZdC/2bgu1p?grid=true&cta=true

That cute trust fund girl might be going away for awhile. Too lazy to post Charlie Carrel video plus he's annoyingly smug.

Looking forward to hosting a home poker tournament with 2 tables and max 16 players (no dedicated dealer).. i just wanna ask those who have experience hosting similar tournaments.. i only have about 52,400 total worth of chips and is thinking of having 200BB starting chips (starting blinds 5/10).. and will have extra chips for 10 rebuys.. Would this starting chip denomination/distribution work?

10 of 5s = 50

6 of 25s = 150

3 of 100s = 300

1 of 500 = 500

1 of 1000 = 1000

Total of 2000 starting stack.

I don´t see any issues in the later levels but i am thinking about the early levels if it is going to be difficult for players to bet their specific amount without need to exchange values with other players.

Thanks in advance

23 players left, top 18 pay. Should I be betting on the turn? Thoughts on the fold? Very on the fence there.

I’m looking for some tournaments in the GTA area.

What’s the point of this event at a WSOP circuit event? Just to get some hands in?

Anyone else having this problem? Hopefully I ship this $55 PLO PKO

1/3 - 8 players

HJ (Hero): 2 2

500 effective

Pre-flop ($4):

LJ calls, Hero raises $20, BU calls, LJ calls

Flop ($64): K♠️ J♥️ 2♦️

LJ checks, Hero bets $20, BU calls, LJ calls

Figured pretty standard bet on this flop only one player behind idk if he would stab here

Turn ($124): 9♣️

LJ checks, Hero bets $143, BU calls, LJ folds

Button tanked for 45 seconds before calling

Maybe could've gone bigger but i was setting up for a river shove

River ($410): T♥️

Hero checks, BU bets $200, Hero folds

I checked because hands like KJ J9 would start folding here, any Q makes a straight.

Its live 1/3 so my read on population is that they underbluff most spots unfortunately i dont have a read on the player.

Correct fold?

BU wins $410

I practice good bankroll management and get in these ruts where I just expect opponents to win by showdown.

Anytime I think Ive weathered the worst downswing in my career, here comes another one.

Ive gone through this so many times in poker. I never have to redeposit and winning is a such a slow ass grind. I grind up 20 buyins then go on a 10 buyin downswing.

I get variance sucks, but goddamn, when you think it cant get worse, it does! Happy grinding.

Hey guys, pretty good poker player here but had a tough spot the other day. I usually win a lot of money.

I limp in with 85o as the 3rd player. Someone else raises, small I think, but maybe they just called. Some of us see a flop.

The flop comes 88J, so I flop a set but someone could have a full house. I bet the minimum to see where im at and someone raises me back.

Im already pretty worried about if im beat or not. So I raise him again.

Anyway eventually other cards came out. This isnt a bad beat story. But I didnt win. I actually lost a lot in that hand, which is really unlucky. But im not complain​g. Its just really unfair and I really needed that money. Even though I have over 2.5 buyins in my net worth. It really sucks. A lot. But im not complaining.

So my question is, where can I find a home game with topless dealers?

Thanks

https://x.com/MTT_Data_Review/status/2110722940282995089

QQPK MTT bot investigation (July 16 – October 11, 2026):
-24M player-hands across 3.78M hand histories.
-I estimate that roughly 17.5M of those hands (over 70%) were played by bots.
-Approximately 12,000 bots in total.
-Full list of 11,469 nicknames belonging to accounts I'm virtually certain are bots in the reply below.

Even their nicknames show obvious signs of mass generation, with hundreds of accounts following the same naming templates. Full list of 11,469 suspected bots, including examples of these patterns:
https://gist.github.com/MTTDatabaseReview/421b602246a6ebe9132f20795e0f212b

I was playing in a 6-player table. I was at UTG this game. I had 3♥️5♥️. I limped, since players are pretty passive in this room not much preflop raises will happen. Cutoff raised to 3bb, button folded, SB and BB called, I called. Flop came 2♠️7♦️ J♥️. Checked through flop, turn came 4♥️, SB and BB checked to me, I overbet to 2x pot, which is 24bb, they all folded. I'm not sure if this is the correct play.

I'm never going to financially recover from this

I was already paying around 10bb/100 in rake at 100NL, and now the ante has gone up by 50%. On top of that, they're also taking rake preflop.

With the games already being this expensive to beat, is CoinPoker even worth playing anymore?

What do you guys think?