Check-folders

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wrldtrvllr
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Check-folders

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The problem of people folding when they can check continues. If it is being done by mistake, then change the game interface *urgently* to warn people not to do it, or prevent it entirely. It is absolutely preposterous that someone is doing this in every game that I play.

I begin to think, though, that in at least some cases, there may be cheating going on. Twice today, someone has repeatedly folded instead of checking, then later made an absurd call that hit on the river. Some kind of exploit seems possible - if the player somehow has access to some game information that other players do not, it could explain their behaviour. Has anyone else observed this?
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Semprini72
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Re: Check-folders

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I've accidentally folded when i could check many times. there really should be a popup warning like on any proper poker site.
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Meeplelowda
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Re: Check-folders

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There shouldn't be a warning. It shouldn't be allowed at all. It leaks information to the people acting behind you because now they know 100% that you aren't going to check-raise and can adjust accordingly.

In a live cardroom repeatedly doing this could get you a penalty. The problem with this implementation is that by all appearances it was developed by someone who only understands the game on a theoretical level. Maybe they've played a little online, but they don't understand why certain rules exist (they aren't just etiquette). The bugs list is a mile long and the egregious straight-flush bug still hasn't been addressed.

Just like it is silly to play chess on BGA when there are specialty sites that do it properly, I don't understand playing poker on BGA when proper (play chip) implementations exist elsewhere.
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wrldtrvllr
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Re: Check-folders

Post by wrldtrvllr »

In a game just now, had another one of these absolutely ludicrous players, who paid to see the flop then immediately folded a check, not once but three times. Then they went all-in with 35o and got two pair. This is extremely suspicious.
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