Playing Wacky Poker Opponents
If you are someone who sometimes feels that there are a bit too many wacky, improbable hands that occur online, you aren’t alone.
An American entrepreneur has apparently devised a system for online poker that answers all questions of authenticity, accountability, and transparency.
According to online poker news, Gene Gioia wondered about the implausible hands he saw online, and wanted to find a way to verify that software flaws were not causing hands that would not occur at live tables.
His solution was a bit unorthodox: He decided the best way to assure players the game and system were legitimate was to deal actual cards.
Gioia and his brother created a machine, which they call the “Real Deal”, to continuously shuffle and deal cards at very high speed. The results can be transmitted to computers running hundreds of simultaneous games. This would give truer results, unlike the random number generators currently used, Gioia believes.
All hands dealt are recorded and available for future auditing. Gioia will open the site realdealpoker.com to give free demonstrations of his product.
At first glance, this may seem like a far-fetched idea. I personally don’t know if this system would work on a mass-market level, and if I were deep-pocketed I certainly wouldn’t invest in it. But I wish Gioia well, it seems like a noble endeavor and maybe he will succeed in the poker world.
