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No one knows if the site is rigged or not since we do not have access to the HHs and FT has failed to provide a reputable audit that would at least put a dent in the debate. So - in my opinion it is rigged. I have a caveat - my working definition of rigged is that the results do not reflect what one would experience in a live game.
In live - when you get down to 20% of the field, there are mostly solid players left with a few donks sprinkled in (who normally do not last much longer). At FT - it is just the inverse.
In live - you RARELY get the totally inexplicable calls (e.g., 8 3 offsuit calling an opening bet of 4 times the BB). At FT - you get them all the time and they get paid (i.e., you love the call live, you hate it on FT because your lose more often then you should).
In live - your odds stay pretty consistent throughout - e.g., AA wins 80% in the beggining, middle and end (over the long haul). At FT - my stats are totally skewed - I may win AA 80% overall, but it is 40% when all or most of my chips are at risk, etc. I win half the coin flips early and when there is little at stake, I win 30% when it is late and a lot at stake.
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Lately, I have been polling live players (I paly tourneys about 4 times a week) to see which of them play on-line. The vast majority no longer play (i.e., they used to) because they believe it is rigged. So even though it is what they love to do and can do it from the comfort of their bedroom - they chose not to any longer. They say because it is rigged. I interpret that to mean that it does not mimic the expereince they have in live games.
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