See you at the tables, @iv4n! A long time indeed. I'm glad to play with you again too!

Can't wait for Saturday, and although this game has not started yet, I'm already thinking on when we'll have another one?

I can see 5 people are there already:



Hopefully, tomorrow there'll be more of us.

Again, thanks for organizing this, @efialtis!

Let's play some good poker! GL to everyone!

Talking about fixed games around the world in general, I wouldn't say that we have more fixed games today than we used to have in the past. Actually, I think it's the opposite: with cameras in everyone's pocket and with the ability of uploading videos on YouTube right away, performing a fraud is becoming harder and harder these days. There were tons of fixed games in the past, we just don't have records of them.

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Looking at the current dynamic, I wouldn't bet on the "$55k-$60k" range, especially with those multipliers: 2.24x for "$57,501 - $60,000" and 7.22x for "$55,001 - $57,500".

The two ranges below are looking much more attractive to me



But, of course, we have to keep in mind that it's Bitcoin, and things can change  a lot during the upcoming week, one way or the other.

I've been playing slots quite a lot in the recent times, so I know exactly what you are talking about. It's really annoying when you are playing and playing thinking the bonus is just about to pop up, and it doesn't. What I do is I play several bonus games in demo mode(sometimes with max buy-in, like $500), and it's kinda win-win to me: I enjoy winning big even in demo mode(like yesterday I "won" 1,500 FUN on MT2 out of 500 payed), and if I lose a lot, I'm happy I wasn't playing with real money.  

I can see 19 top positions with 19th player wagered over $11 million:



It's mind-blowing how many people on Stake can wager millions within just 3 weeks!

Right now it seems like Syztmz is unreachable



but we still have 9 days left, so anything can happen.

Thanks for the invitation, @efialtis! I really appreciate it.

The tournament is in the lobby already



with one player enrolled(which is me   )

If these games are going to be starting on Saturdays at 18:00 GMT, the timing is perfect for me.

I hope to see many of our regulars from Bitcointalk Poker Series at the tables. I really miss, playing with you, guys.

Thanks for organizing it, @efialtis!

This news made my day!

Alexandre Lacazette
Mohamed Salah
Timo Werner
David McGoldrick
Jay Rodriguez
Bruno Fernandes
Ollie Watkins
Christian Benteke

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I don't use VPN either, but was requested to fill out the form others talking about in this thread. So, there's clearly no connection to VPN usage.

Overall, I feel like we'll be asked to fill out such forms more and more in the future, and I personally have nothing against it. In the world we are living, anyone can be traced if needed, even spies from the top intelligence agencies, so thinking that you'll be more secure without providing KYC to Roobet is a bit naive, imo.

I'm not saying that we should provide our personal info to anyone on the web who's asking for it, but I trust Roobet and that's why I filled the form with honest info.

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That's why we've got to give credit to the players from OP's video. Those were told by their manager what outcome of the game should be, but they weren't trying to make it look real. After re-watching the video, I even think they wanted it to look fake.

Man, we all want you in the Series, but above all we want you to get well soon. I really miss your streams, and I'm rooting for you to get back to normal sooner than anyone can predict.

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Regarding next Series, I'm out of ideas, guys. I don't think that the occasional need to reload/relogin is our main problem. There are other reasons why people don't want to participate, but, apart from rare exceptions, they are not telling us about their reasons.

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Liv Boeree, a former professional poker player, can serve as a good example for many of us gamblers. In November 2019, after earning over $3,800,000 in live tournaments, she decided to  quit professional poker.



Being a great poker player, she decided to quit because she knew that even in poker, a lot of things still depends on luck.

And poker depends on luck only partially, while most of the games we play depend on luck by 100%. So, here's my advice: if you accidentally hit the jackpot and won $1,000 out of your $1 bet, do not raise the stakes thinking that you would win $100k with a $100 bet, rather(if you don't want to quit completely) lower your stakes and play less frequently. You will last longer this way.

That's right, and for those who are interested in a detailed research here's a good article on why Bitcoin is not a Ponzi scheme. Probably one of the best proofs is the following(citing from the article): "Ponzi scheme promoters sometimes try to prevent participants from cashing out by offering even higher returns for staying put." Bitcoin holders can cashout whenever they want without someone preventing them from doing so, and not because they are allowed to, but because there's no one to ask permission, in the first place. There are also other characteristics of Bitcoin that no Ponzi scheme possesses, but this one is very convincing, imo.

I wouldn't blame you for using this strategy, because most of the time it's rather right than wrong. However, imagine a situation when BTC goes either above $100k or below $40k within the 4 remaining days. We all know it's possible, and sure as hell we would bet on other ranges if something like that happened, right? But, as I said, your strategy isn't a bad one, and I'm using it too, from time to time.