Mystery Battle Royal?!

[G0930]

That information is only public, if you opt in. I think, its an extremely bad thing, there is no transparancy at all on GG Poker. It makes it a haven for cheaters and also for the site itself to cheat and abuse its players. They already had a known superuser scandal, and god know what else has been rugged under the carpet with no oversight from players or anyone else.

I think its an extremely good thing. It makes the game more fair. Detailed results should only be known to the player himself.
When you play live, you also can't access the players detailed stats. How often he is ITM etc.
Only stuff like total winnings on hendonmob

 

[Matt_Burns88]

Hi

Is there anyone who has often received a jackpot chest with the highest jackpot? For example, I once received $100,000 in a ten dollar tournament.

But things have been going very poorly since then and I usually lose the turn on the last card. It is always very annoying. Even though you're miles ahead, your opponent gets the card they need, even if they only have a 2-3% probability.

What are your views on this?

So wait a minute... you won $100,000 from a $10 buy-in and you're moaning about bad beats in a high variance format? Do you have any concept of the run good you've been on the right side of?

 

[G0930]

So wait a minute... you won $100,000 from a $10 buy-in and you're moaning about bad beats in a high variance format? Do you have any concept of the run good you've been on the right side of?

Im not even sure it's him who won it after I looked at it again
Looks like he took the username and created a CC account with it.
The screenshot isn't a proper screenshot of the result but a screenshot of a reel on social media.
You can clearly see social media icons on the right side like comment and emoticons
And his pokercraft link is invalid either, it's not accesable.
When you share a result , it usually shows exactly that. Like this

PokerCraft Pok3r-Sh1nob1 - Timeline

Timeline

gg.gl

 

[fundiver199]

It shows how often you make the final 9, how many bounty money you won, how much regular prizepool money you won and total sum
It also shows your average FT finish. That is far from intransparency in my opinion

Its still only incomplete pieces of the puzzle. Why not let players know, how much money they - and others - have won or lost including the buyins? The only plausible reason, I can see, is to hide, that the game is an essentially unbeatable raketrap. If that was not the case, there is no reason to not have real transparenry, which all these partial stats are not. Like whats the value in knowing, how much you or others won, but not how much you or they spend? The only reason is to make the game appear profitable, so that people will play more, because they are misled.

Tat is just speculation sorry...

Its not speculation, that sites with no transparency increase the risk of cheating and are overall just bad for players. There is literally no upside to a lack of transparency for anyone other than the owners.

True and they dealt with it immediately ..unlike other rooms . for example Ignition Poker. They have rampant bot activity for years and the owners couldn't be bothered in the slightest. sharkscope doesn't prevent fraud lol

Independant oversight from players make it more likely, that fraud is detected. And Ignition is not exactly the industry standard. Its an anonymous unregulated site, so even less transparent and less safe than GG Poker. PokerStars however is far more transparent, far more honest and far more safe than GG Poker.

I think its an extremely good thing. It makes the game more fair. Detailed results should only be known to the player himself.

As I said already, detailed stats are only available, if you opt in. It would be great, if you actually knew something about a topic, you choose to discuss, so that you dont just end up displaying your ignorance.

Only stuff like total winnings on hendonmob

Hendonmob is a ridiculous and misleading site, because it only display the winnings but not the money spend. And why should online poker be anything like live poker? Its a completely different game and a different environment.

 

[G0930]

As I said already, detailed stats are only available, if you opt in. It would be great, if you actually knew something about a topic, you choose to discuss, so that you dont just end up displaying your ignorance.

You portray your opinions as facts and call me ingorant ? LOL

here are the reasons for GGPoker opting out of sharkscope.
You only see potential for fraud ( doesn't make any sense whatsoever )
, I see valid reasons

The core reasons provided or inferred from the shift include:

Protecting Recreational Players:
GGPoker aims to prevent high-skilled players from using third-party data to "hunt" or target weaker players.
Preventing Table Abuse:
By hiding results, the site reduces instances where losing players are berated or mocked in the chat based on their tracked statistics.
Security and Economy Optimization:
The operator stated the move was for "optimizing player experience and increasing security," though specific details on how this improves security were not elaborated upon beyond internal goals.
Promoting Internal Features:
The ban coincided with the launch of "Tournament Honours," GGPoker’s own in-house system for recognizing player achievements, which the site prefers players use instead of third-party trackers.

While SharkScope argued that their service actually increases security by helping the community detect cheaters and bots, GGPoker has maintained that its internal security measures and non-exploitative HUDs are sufficient.

 

[G0930]

And I think preventing table abuse is the most valid reason @fundiver199
I saw it on multiple ocassions at Stars that players are berated and mocked for their skill stats.

I admit, I myself has done that also after some coolers and badbeats by a total fish.
Which is simply not okay 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[fundiver199]

Im not even sure it's him who won it after I looked at it again. Looks like he took the username and created a CC account with it.

Most likely yes. I cant imagine anyone thinking about opening an account in a poker forum and complaining about bad beats, if they just won 100k from a $10 buyin.

The core reasons provided or inferred from the shift include:

Protecting Recreational Players:
GGPoker aims to prevent high-skilled players from using third-party data to "hunt" or target weaker players.
Preventing Table Abuse:
By hiding results, the site reduces instances where losing players are berated or mocked in the chat based on their tracked statistics.
Security and Economy Optimization:
The operator stated the move was for "optimizing player experience and increasing security," though specific details on how this improves security were not elaborated upon beyond internal goals.
Promoting Internal Features:
The ban coincided with the launch of "Tournament Honours," GGPoker’s own in-house system for recognizing player achievements, which the site prefers players use instead of third-party trackers.

Yes these are the reason quoted by GG Poker, and they are bullshit like almost anything else coming from GG Poker. GG Poker dont care a toss about "protecting recreational players", they only care about their own profits. The biggest lie in online poker is, that winning players ruin everything. But the sole difference between poker and casino games is, that poker is in theory beatable without relying on luck.

So by doing everything in their power to make poker unbeatable with the excuse of "protecting recreational players", sites are the ones ruining the game, and GG Poker is one of the biggest offenders, when it comes to this. And yes for sure they want to "promote internal features", so they can use these to mislead players and earn even more money.

 

[fundiver199]

And I think preventing table abuse is the most valid reason @fundiver199
I saw it on multiple ocassions at Stars that players are berated and mocked for their skill stats.

I literally play at least 1.000 hands on Pokerstars every day, and I have never seen this. And even if it was to happen, why does it even matter? People berate each other in the chat for many different reasons. Which is bad, but the problem is definitely not due to the existence of a site like Sharkscope. Thats a totally ridiculous claim.

 

[G0930]

Most likely yes. I cant imagine anyone thinking about opening an account in a poker forum and complaining about bad beats, if they just won 100k from a $10 buyin.

Agreed

Yes these are the reason quoted by GG Poker, and they are bullshit like almost anything else coming from GG Poker. GG Poker dont care a toss about "protecting recreational players", they only care about their own profits. The biggest lie in online poker is, that winning players ruin everything. But the sole difference between poker and casino games is, that poker is in theory beatable without relying on luck.

That's a claim not a fact

So by doing everything in their power to make poker unbeatable with the excuse of "protecting recreational players", sites are the ones ruining the game, and GG Poker is one of the biggest offenders, when it comes to this. And yes for sure they want to "promote internal features", so they can use these to mislead players and earn even more money.

Again only your opinion without stating any facts.
Just admit that you're biased towards GG xD
I admit I liked Pokerstars until 5 years ago.
They are in steady decline of players and their reward system is a bloody joke.

I don't deny that there is potential of fraud at GG but certainly not more than in any other major pokerooms

 

[fundiver199]

Just admit that you're biased towards GG xD

I am not biased against GG. I just see the site for, what it is. Unlike others, who seem to think, that just because they have become big, everything they do, must be fantastic. Which is like saying, that the largest drug cartel is fantastic. Or that its great to eat cow manure, because a billion flies do it, and they cant be wrong

I admit I liked Pokerstars until 5 years ago. They are in steady decline of players

Yes volume on PokerStars is declining. But as long as I can still get all the action, I need, why does that even matter? Because its important to feel, you are on the winning team and follow the latest fashion? Or exactly why?

and their reward system is a bloody joke.

I dont care much about rewards. They are like feeding a dog with its own tail, and sites are not even allowed to offer them here in Sweden.

I don't deny that there is potential of fraud at GG but certainly not more than in any other major pokerooms

Yes there is more potential for fraud at GG Poker than at PokerStars because of their lack of transparency and player oversight. Thats not nessesarely a dealbreaker, but it is nonetheless a disadvantage of choosing to play on GG Poker. More importantly though this discussion began with you claiming, that lots of people play the Battle Royal for profit. Which none of us know, because GG Poker keep results secret.

On other sites you can check on the Sharkscope leaderboard, what kind of ROI and monthly profit the best SnG players have, and what games they play. But not on GG Poker, so we dont actually know, if anyone is making money in that game long term, or how much. And I am kind of guessing, that the answer is no, because its a bad structure with high rake and a lottery element.

 

[G0930]

I am not biased against GG. I just see the site for, what it is. Unlike others, who seem to think, that just because they have become big, everything they do, must be fantastic. Which is like saying, that the largest drug cartel is fantastic. Or that its great to eat cow manure, because a billion flies do it, and they cant be wrong

No you dont ahahaha. You stating claims without any facts

Yes volume on PokerStars is declining. But as long as I can still get all the action, I need, why does that even matter? Because its important to feel, you are on the winning team and follow the latest fashion? Or exactly why?

Why? because there are endless more attractive games at GG now than at PS.
But since I know you love SitnGos I understand why Stars is your go to

I dont care much about rewards. They are like feeding a dog with its own tail, and sites are not even allowed to offer them here in Sweden.

See, just because YOU can't benefit from them doesn't make them useless. just for YOU

Yes there is more potential for fraud at GG Poker than at PokerStars because of their lack of transparency and player oversight. Thats not nessesarely a dealbreaker, but it is nonetheless a disadvantage of choosing to play on GG Poker. More importantly though this discussion began with you claiming, that lots of people play the Battle Royal for profit. Which none of us know, because GG Poker keep results secret.

No there is NOT. AGAIN you only make baseless claims

On other sites you can check on the Sharkscope leaderboard, what kind of ROI and monthly profit the best SnG players have, and what games they play. But not on GG Poker, so we dont actually know, if anyone is making money in that game long term, or how much. And I am kind of guessing, that the answer is no, because its a bad structure with high rake and a lottery element.

I dont give a shit about how much people won. When I play live I cant look up stats either.

 

[AA Miragino AA]

Haha

Congratulations...
But if I won a $100,000 chest, I wouldn't be worrying about so many bad beats for a very, very long time! lol

I don't know anyone personally who has won a prize like that in GG chests!

Poker demands volume, and a lot of volume, to combat variance... If you generally perform somewhat average in the field, you'll start getting good results again. Keep studying and be patient... Some days (though rare) the cards will smile on us!

THX

 

[AA Miragino AA]

What an incredible jackpot ,mate!I hope you can play wisely with that money.

I will

 

[Garik777]

Congratulations on winning 100k🤑👍