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Shill Games and the Online Bamboozle

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  1. -E2- -E2- is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 4:48am)

    Do you really believe those pro's are actually playing for $100k's?

    Casinos hire shills to stir up action amongst the masses, why not online casinos?

    I was a $3-$6 prop player at a central california coast card room while looking for work and I know a wee bit about the business. Food for thought.

    Although I love low limit online poker tournaments there is a very good reason why internet gambling is currently under fire from the Feds.

    A great book..

    Dirty Poker: The Poker Underworld Exposed
  2. MadTiger MadTiger is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 4:50am) in reply to -E2-

    <span>Shill Posters and the Online Douchenozzle</span>

    Do you really believe those posters are actually real?

    People hire shills to stir up interest amongst the masses, why not online forums?

    etc.
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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 4:52am) in reply to MadTiger

    A refined response, lol.
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  4. DexterCain DexterCain is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 4:53am) in reply to MadTiger

    seriously they're everywhere
  5. GambleAB GambleAB is offline 1. I'm awesome

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 4:56am) in reply to -E2-

    Yeah, I know a wee bit about the online business and I'm quite certain that the pros ARE playing for "100k's".
     
  6. MadTiger MadTiger is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 5:05am) in reply to -E2-

    I can offer the utmost in refinement.

    Was rather unnecessary, given the situation.

    Duel?
  7. -E2- -E2- is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 5:16am) in reply to GambleAB

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 6:02am) in reply to -E2-

    I am sorry you lost E2.
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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 7:26am) in reply to -E2-

    so what in the world happens when a "non-shill" sits at the table and wins a buyin (lets say, around 50k)... FTP is just paying that guy out of their pocket to "stir up action"?
  10. haleike haleike is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 9:04am) in reply to marinersjj

    No Offense Brother, but if there are 50 players at the limit you play in a live casino that will clean your clock....I would play slots.

    Or switch the game or limit.
  11. MadTiger MadTiger is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 9:11am) in reply to haleike

    I tried to hold it in, but

    LOL
  12. buchiYAYO buchiYAYO is offline

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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 9:27am) in reply to haleike

    hahahahahaha, I heard that
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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 5:01pm) in reply to buchiYAYO

    Yes 50 players.
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    Nov 11th, 2006 (11/11/2006 5:11pm) in reply to -E2-

    It's better to play the soft and silly $5-$10 NL holdem (boring) games far away from the average to good players.

    I can agree with that, but there are a lot of people playing for ultra-high stakes both online and live. 1 rreason why online sites may not be willing to pay a shill is that they probably don't need to, there are tons of players willing to play all kinds of stakes online, whereas live games are fewer and farther between. When you get 50K+ players on stars, the amount of customers a live casino gets pales in comparison, but I'm sure there are still guys who get paid to play(weather it be rake back or whatever) but probably not at the highest stakes.
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    Nov 12th, 2006 (11/12/2006 9:41am) in reply to jtown1010

    Well at the $150-300 and higher limit games, I am sure I would be the worst player. I would stick to limits more of my speed or.....Seriously, I would just play slots.

    Wouldn't it be fairly easy for a Very Good NL player to rake in 100k a yr at 5-10nl? especially in a tourist town like AC or Vegas?
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    Nov 12th, 2006 (11/12/2006 10:46am) in reply to haleike

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    Nov 12th, 2006 (11/12/2006 10:53am) in reply to -E2-

    If Pete and Greg were both taking in 5K to 20K a week for a decade i doubt seriosuly they both would have been seeking and or involved in backing. Obviously there is no doubt that many pros will wait for a willing sheep to be fleeced, as in the high limit stud game at the Hustler casino, but good goodly moogly your story is filled with so many untruths.
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    Nov 12th, 2006 (11/12/2006 11:28am) in reply to -E2-

    I'm confused.

    - The thread starts out by stating doubts about pros really playing for their own money and online casinos having their own shills.

    - A friend of Full Tilt states otherwise.

    - The thread subject comes to screeching hault and suddenly the thread starter is preaching game selection?
  19. MadTiger MadTiger is offline

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    Nov 12th, 2006 (11/12/2006 11:43am) in reply to potatoloco

    Facts have a tendency to cause a condition commonly referred to as "Pwnedness."

    OP might be back to normal in a few days.
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    Nov 12th, 2006 (11/12/2006 11:51am) in reply to potatoloco

    Haha, I was thinking the same thing
     
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    Nov 12th, 2006 (11/12/2006 12:13pm) in reply to beanie

    LOL!
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