We often hear "rigged" from online poker players because they suffer a "bad-beat" or go all-in with pocket Aces or Kings and they get cracked by a set on the flop or river from a smaller pair etc. This is very typical of the angry player who is on the losing end of a higher probability hand etc. As an online player and a live poker player it can get real annoying having to listen to players whine when they lose. The whining happens on all online poker platforms and it usually comes from people who don't understand RNG (Random Number Generator). It also occurs from those who don't understand two main differences between live poker and online poker. The main differences being the number of hands dealt and the other one being that players are not face to face with other people.
How can the number of hands dealt make the appearance of a "rigged" game?
Well, it's quite simple math actually.
More hands=More Bad Beats
The action at an online table runs about twice as fast as a live poker table. So all situations are going to occur twice as much or somewhere within that range.
I.E. If the probability of occurrence is 10% and in a live game you see 30 hands/ hour then you should expect this situation to occur 3 times. In an online game you may see 60 hands/hour so the probability of occurrence is 6 times. This will happen for all situations and cards dealt. So the mind sees situations happen more often in online poker than it is used to in live poker and immediately assumes things are "rigged" when in fact the probability is exactly the same.
How does not being face to face make things different?
The point of not being face to face with other players revolves around the fact that online players are more likely to call down large bets and raises with unlikely draws because they are not going to be publicly humiliated like they would at a live table. The only fear an online player has is being mocked in a chat box. This also leaves a window open for seeing more bad beats which in turn may make an online poker game look rigged.
The fact of the matter in both situations is that it makes more sense to just tighten up your online poker game as there are going to be more bad beat situations than in live poker, but not due to the game being rigged but rather the fact that more hands are dealt. Stop crying "rigged" when you lose and play your game the best you can. You will win the respect of your fellow players that way as opposed to looking like a sore loser baby.
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