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 True Poker, MouseBeast, 12. Jun 2003 17:33 | ||
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| So, i downloaded the True Poker software (just like the fine advertisment on the WPT told me to) and i must say that it's pretty slick. But all reviews of the software aside... has anyone heard anything regarding the random number generation on it? I know this same silly question is asked about every new poker site, but, i suppose it bears asking again... "Some things down here dont react too well to bullets" | ||
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| Re: True Poker, Banning, 12. Jun 2003 20:16 | ||
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| Hunt for Red October | ||
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| Re: True Poker, A-Train, 13. Jun 2003 06:43 | ||
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| The following was taken from the Truepoker.com: Given a 52-card deck, there are over 8 x 1066 or 8,065,817,517,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000 possible uniquely shuffled decks. To understand why so many decks are possible, think of it this way: the first card in the deck is one of 52 possible cards, the second is one of the remaining 51 cards, the third is one of the remaining 50, etc. So, for each of the 52 possible first cards, there are 51 possible second cards, and for each of the 52 x 51 first pairs of cards, there are 50 possible third cards. This logic continued yields 52 x 51 x 50 x 49 ... x 3 x 2 x 1 cards (expressed mathematically as 52!, or 52 factorial) which, multiplied out, yields the gigantic number above! In order to generate all of these decks, a random-number generation algorithm must be able to yield at least 52! unique random number sequences. Most common random algorithms yield 216, or 65,536 unique sequences; this only covers a minute 8 x 10-61% of the unique decks possible. True Poker employs a random routine which can generate a virtually endless number of unique sequences (more than 219000 sequences -- a number well beyond the computational power of your pocket calculator!), far more than the number of possible unique card decks; you are thus guaranteed a very 'true' shuffle for any given hand. It is important to note that random number algorithms are actually known as pseudo-random number generators, because they are not actually truly random, in the sense that natural phenomena (such as a poker room deal) are random. To add 'true' randomness to the process above, we must be able to shake it up with truly random data. This is known as adding entropy, and we accomplish this by mixing in data associated with many truly random system events, such as network activity, player actions, system process timings, etc. You may rest assured that the decks being dealt in True Poker are as truly random as a computer can get, and are undiscoverable to any form of high-tech prediction. | ||
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| Re: True Poker, stdioh, 13. Jun 2003 10:02 | ||
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| I play at Brantford with one of the hosts at True Poker (Laura). She's nice, decent, and trustable. She claims that everything is on the level and that they go to really thorough efforts to prevent cheating and collusion, etc. So at least from a word of mouth perspective, I would trust them. | ||
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| Re: True Poker, MouseBeast, 13. Jun 2003 16:32 | ||
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| thanks for the response gays/gals... It's truly captivating to sit and watch the hands unfold with that cool interface... Plus, there' such a fast time limit to make a decision, crappy connections and all that are knocked off in short order, and the games run smoother. Ive only had it a day or two, so it's all fake dough experience, but i kinda dig it. Thanks again "Show alittle class and come shake my hand..." | ||
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| Re: True Poker, Swagman, 13. Jun 2003 17:30 | ||
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| Yes TP is the best online poker site as far as graphics go. You can even pick up tells from players by how they look at their cards. For example some will look at their cards to see if they got thier flush draw or to see if they made their striaght. Its a good site i think. | ||
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| Re: True Poker, stdioh, 16. Jun 2003 09:48 | ||
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| > thanks for the response gays/gals... It's truly captivating to sit and So I have to pick whether I want to be a gay or a gal? Sheesh :P | ||
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