Online Poker - Rigged or Not? A Case Study: Pokerstars

An in-depth statistical analysis of 55,320 hands played on real-money on Pokerstars, who claim their software would distribute cards in a random manner. Six hypotheses tested, dozens of items verified, multiple statistical indicators employed. Conclusion:... More

An in-depth statistical analysis of 55,320 hands played on real-money on Pokerstars, who claim their software would distribute cards in a random manner. Six hypotheses tested, dozens of items verified, multiple statistical indicators employed. Conclusion: anything but random. Key words: online poker, Pokerstars, Amaya, rigged, Hold'em, statistics, probabilities Less