seemorenuts 0 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Though the article deals mainly with doping in sports, poker is mentioned in passing.First, either the poker community as defined by all players, or the poker sites as a collective, need to recognize that this is a serious problem.Here is the relevant paragraph from the article. Nothing new, just sayin' (hate to sound like a broken record, but I don't see any poker sites giving a crap)..."Nash EquilibriumIn game theory, if no player has anything to gain by unilaterally changing strategies, the game is said to bein Nash Equilibrium. ...the game must be restructured so that competing clean is in a Nash equilibrium. That is,... must change the payoff values of the expected outcomes identified in the game matrix (see box on opposite page in article).First, when other players are playing by the rules, the payoff for doing likewise must be greater than the payoff for cheating. Second, and perhaps more important, even when other players are cheating, the payoff for playing fair must be greater than the payoff for cheating. Players must not feel like suckers for following the rules."Though online poker may not be amenable to easy solutions in its current form, what should be so starkly obvious is not to reward cheaters such as Mizzi, Josh Field, and others ... they should be banned, and certainly not sponsored in any form whatsoever.I have devised a method of changing the game entirely, but I will not introduce these ideas since I haven't figured out a way to get paid for the modifications. Poker in a few years will not be the same, if a viable fair online version is to survive. Currently, noncheaters are at a significant disadvantage online--this may be a small amount per player, but the aggregate effects are huge. Link to post Share on other sites
chgocubs99 0 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I have devised a method of changing the game entirely, but I will not introduce these ideas since I haven't figured out a way to get paid for the modifications. Poker in a few years will not be the same, if a viable fair online version is to survive. Currently, noncheaters are at a significant disadvantage online--this may be a small amount per player, but the aggregate effects are huge.The anticipation is killing me. Link to post Share on other sites
finztotheleft 0 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Did somebody just watch A Beautiful Mind for the first time ? Link to post Share on other sites
bigcoled 1 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 i have a headache Link to post Share on other sites
TravisG 0 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 <3 kevin spacey. favourite actor. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeepster80125 0 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Though the article deals mainly with doping in sports, poker is mentioned in passing.First, either the poker community as defined by all players, or the poker sites as a collective, need to recognize that this is a serious problem.Here is the relevant paragraph from the article. Nothing new, just sayin' (hate to sound like a broken record, but I don't see any poker sites giving a crap)..."Nash EquilibriumIn game theory, if no player has anything to gain by unilaterally changing strategies, the game is said to bein Nash Equilibrium. ...the game must be restructured so that competing clean is in a Nash equilibrium. That is,... must change the payoff values of the expected outcomes identified in the game matrix (see box on opposite page in article).First, when other players are playing by the rules, the payoff for doing likewise must be greater than the payoff for cheating. Second, and perhaps more important, even when other players are cheating, the payoff for playing fair must be greater than the payoff for cheating. Players must not feel like suckers for following the rules."Though online poker may not be amenable to easy solutions in its current form, what should be so starkly obvious is not to reward cheaters such as Mizzi, Josh Field, and others ... they should be banned, and certainly not sponsored in any form whatsoever.I have devised a method of changing the game entirely, but I will not introduce these ideas since I haven't figured out a way to get paid for the modifications. Poker in a few years will not be the same, if a viable fair online version is to survive. Currently, noncheaters are at a significant disadvantage online--this may be a small amount per player, but the aggregate effects are huge.I call bullshit. You think you've solved the problem of cheating at online poker? If you wanted, you could give some details of your grand plan without sacrificing details, or the possibility of you getting 'paid'. Link to post Share on other sites
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