Replay goes to some detail to provide an experience comparable to live poker, just without the financial risk. Cash games are raked. Chip distribution is managed on an economic model. You can talk to opponents and choose to show your cards before mucking. There is one difference, however.
At a live table, the best players don’t look at their hole cards until it is their turn to act. Instead, they focus on those players, looking for tells. Obviously, you can’t see your Replay opponents to catch that nervous licking of the lips or throbbing vein on the temple. You could focus on the time it takes each player to bet, however.
As an experiment, maybe stick your thumb over your chair before each hand is dealt, and watch the goings on before the action comes around to you. There’s no real benefit other than adding a bit more realism to the game, but it’s an interesting exercise. Give it a go and see what you think.
That happened to me the other day. AQ, four bars on my wifi, timed out bc Replay was “unable to sync. Flop came Q-Q-8, and I watched someone else take my pot. That happened between being run down twice with AK. Three hands (one missed) and I was out of the tournament. Posted about it. Wasn’t happy, but I don’t think there was any intent. Technical issues are a separate matter from the game layout.
Some players give off tails by how they use the clock-here n cash online games—Your right, live poker i NEVER look at my cards until my turn 2 bet-i watch EVERY moment of every player…
When the chips are free and Won by playing or signing in or Holiday give aways, Levels of tables or how much is at stake or how much Won or Lost are POINTLESS!
The Point I clearly made is the Time V.S. chips lost and the way chips were lost is WRONG!
Nobody cares how many chips You buy, $2,000,000 for 2 bucks means nothing to someone who has never bought chips like Myself.
So keep deluding Yerself that Your in a higher league or more talented at Poker.
I’ll play My game real, You keep playing Yer game fake and keep ReBuying Yer millions.
I’ve never bought chips. I never said anything about me being a better or worse player than you or anyone else.
I’ve also never lost chips wrongly. I’ve lost them to players who have played better and I’ve lost them to players who were buttlucky. I’ve also won chips by playing better and I’ve won chips by being buttlucky. I usually can tell the difference. I’ve also won chips and cashed tournaments with long stretches of card dead and when losing a flip hand or three.
Your mileage may vary but the cards are random and don’t care who we are. It’s been mathematically proven.
How many times have you folded a hand only to see the flop deliver what would have been a killer hand like a boat, trips or quads? I’ve had all of them too many times. Makes me wonder.
I find it pointless to argue with people that demand you accept them at their word. Really? You make a living playing poker…ONLINE poker…but your word is good? LOL. “I’ve never bought chips” has to be the most common fib. Oh yah…and we have math that apparently completely negates human manipulations. See! And I took over this server playing heads up….yah billions and billions, heads up baby! These people are hilarious with their bots and shenanigans.
