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After FTP put out a big software update in early July, I played a few SNGs where I couldn’t see my hole cards. That problem cleared up, but then I couldn’t see other players’ hole cards whenever hands went to showdown. I e-mailed FTP a bunch of times while this was going on to ask for help in fixing the problem, thinking that the problem was at my end. FTP of course never responded. Not too long after the problem cleared up in August, I learned that the problem had been pretty widespread and was

Well, the good news is that I did get a reply. The bad news is that the reply was "no refund." And I disagree with the guy above who said that seeing other people's cards at showdown is a perk. It's pretty important to learn what kinds of hands each of your opponents are playing. Not only is it important, seeing the cards at showdown is just part of the game. If other players can see the cards but I can't, I'd say that's a pretty major disadvantage.

I played for a month without ever getting to see what the other players had at showdown. That can challenge your poker skills!

I'll say it again for you. Yes, it turned out that OP was the favorite because FS played it so bad. But OP didn't know what FS had, and there are lots of hands where FS would have been the favorite going to the river, such as if FS had top pair and a higher flush draw. Trust me, if you keep getting most or all of your chips in when you're only 55-45, it won't be long before you lose.

Sam's Game (as in Sam Simon). It has comedians and Playboy bunnies. Never thought I'd see Artie Lange and Jennicide hanging out together. The show looks terrible! www.playboytv.com

Agree his play is terrible. Still, look at your own play. Did you really need to make the bet on the turn? You had the draw with only one card to come. If he had a set, did you expect him to lay it down? Or he could have had something like top 2 and the flush draw. Maybe you should have protected your stack and checked. Just saying there's more than one way to play this.

This kind of thing has happened to me several times on FullTilt. When I've e-mailed them, they've kindly assured me it's my fault, not theirs. Never happened to me on Stars, though.

I’m looking on OPR at the stats for iggymcfly on FTP. His heads up Omaha PL stats are almost too good to be true. (No, I’ve never played him.) Looks to me like he started playing HU in January playing mostly $58 HU tourneys with a couple of $115’s and $230’s thrown in. Then he starts playing $1030’s this month. He wins the first 10 he plays. He also had a nice streak of 12 in a row at lower limits in January. Then things start to even out a little although he’s still winning more than he loses. I

Pretty sure this is the runner runner flush after you hit top set update.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/29/AR2008112901679.html?hpid=topnews Since the Post and 60 Minutes did the investigation together, this pretty much tells you what's going to be on the 60 Minutes story. Here's the thing I found most disgusting regarding AP (this is probably old news to some): "Unbeknown to the players, AbsolutePoker had already cut a secret deal with the cheater, whom it characterized as a "consultant with managerial responsibilities