Poker

river overbet bluff?

saw a dude pull a massive overbet bluff on the river last night, like way more than the pot, and it actually worked. dude on the other end tanked forever and finally let it go. not sure i’d have the guts to do that, but it got me thinking a…

partypoker deposit bonus says cash rake only but fast forward hands counted wrong.

I hit that deposit bonus promo, saw it was "cash games rake only" but figured my fast forward hands counted like usual since they're all ring games just way quicker. Checked my bonus tracker and it's missing a ton of hands, even though they…

ICM spot weird

Bubble time in a $20 MTT, I’m 3/7 with a just above-average stack, and two micro stacks left. UTG rips in his last 8 blinds, folds to me in the cutoff and I’ve got AJ offsuit. The chip leader’s behind me and he’s been shoving over tons, sup…

online poker hand history shows fold but i swear i clicked call before timer ended

I just had the most annoying thing happen in an online poker sit and go. Hand history says I folded pocket tens but I’m positive I hit call way before the timer ran out. Didn’t see any lag, I always double-check my button and it’s not like…

rake race bots?

Been noticing some wild surges on the rake race leaderboards lately and I can't help but think bots are involved. There's a couple of accounts always clocking insane hours, like nonstop grinding at a pace that doesn't even feel human. Eithe…

888poker locked my account after i changed withdrawal method post win.

so here’s what happened, i finally hit a decent run on the tables, went to cash out, and decided to switch my withdrawal method to crypto instead of my usual debit. figured it would be faster and maybe safer, considering the banks always ac…

PLO5 hand review

so i’m usually grinding blackjack but jumped into some plo5 last night with some guys from work. got dealt double suited aces, something like ah ad 8h 6d 2c in the cutoff, preflop raises to me, i pot it, button calls, rest fold. flop comes…

satellite ticket expired?

Saw my satellite ticket sitting in the poker client, but when I tried using it tonight, it says expired. Was sure it still had time left - I’m usually not one for details but I swear I checked the date earlier this week. Anyone else had thi…

acr promo leaderboard counted my points then removed half after session ended

Was grinding the promo board for hours, thought I locked in a solid spot, then boom - session ends and almost half my points vanish. I’m not talking one or two hands, literally thousands of points that were showing all along. I double check…

bubble abuse real?

Seen this talked about a few times, especially in tourneys online. Folks waiting till the bubble to go real aggro, pushing stacks just to abuse everyone who's scared to miss out on the payout. I get the idea but is it actually that easy to…

room says my withdrawal needs game integrity review after one heads up session.

Won a few stacks heads up yesterday and went to cash out just now, but got a message saying my withdrawal is being delayed for a "game integrity review." Never seen that before. We played maybe two hours, nothing crazy, same stakes I always…

river call too light?

On the turn, I called a smallish bet with middle pair and a weak kicker, figuring the price was too good to fold given the stack sizes. River came a blank, he bet half pot, and for some reason I convinced myself his range was mostly missed…

pokerstars tourney paused during hand for server issue then resumed with pot missing.

Was playing a sit n go last night and mid-hand the whole table froze up for a good 5 minutes. Eventually it says server issue, and when it came back, everyone’s stacks were right but the pot in the middle just vanished. No idea who was supp…

rakeback tier dropped

Noticed my rakeback tier quietly slipped lower this week, even though my volume hasn’t changed much - maybe a few less hands, but nothing major. Never really trusted the whole system, since it feels like they’re always tweaking stuff behind…

played plo zoom and same short stack kept insta sitting every table i opened

I was grinding some low stakes PLO zoom earlier and noticed this super short stacker instantly sitting in on every new table I landed at. No delay at all, almost like they were tracking me specifically. Every hand they shoved first chance t…

3 bet pot line check?

Played a hand yesterday in a 3 bet pot with JJ from the small blind. Preflop got called by a late position raiser. Flop came 9 high, two clubs, I c-bet and they just flat called. Turn was a low card, didn't complete the draw. I slowed down…

ggpoker cashier says withdraw approved but balance still showing reserved funds.

anyone ever have their withdrawal get the green checkmark but the cashier keeps showing money as “reserved” like it’s still in limbo? usually i pull out to crypto so it should be quicker but it’s been hours and the status is stuck, funds no…

flopped set still lost

flopped a set of 7s, mid position, three-way to the flop. two checks to me, i bet about 3/4 pot, one guy calls. turn’s an overcard king, check to me, i go about half pot, he snap calls again. river bricks, i go for value small, and he jams…

poker bonus says sit n gos count but my ticket games didnt move progress at all.

So I was working off a poker bonus, and the terms said all sit n gos were supposed to count for the unlock. But I played a bunch of those single table ticket tourneys and my bonus progress bar didn’t budge at all. Double-checked the rules b…