Online Poker Forum - Only one human at the table?

Spifflicated · High Card Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 6

Something weird happened last night. In the 21:05 US freeroll tournament (#115854198), there was a table (table #389) at which only one human was playing. The other eight 'players' were clearly the computer; and boy did they suck.

I got moved to this table, when it was time for a balancing of tables, and I lost to this other guy/gal (guy from now on) pretty quick. But while he and I were going at it, sitting right next to each other, I noticed that the other 'players' each had a teeny-tiny stack of about the same number of chips, and they would all immediately fold on just about every single hand. I mean at the first instant that it was possible to fold after the dealing of the hole cards, a wave of folding ensued in a matter of milliseconds; and it did this every time for fifty hands, maybe more, till that table disappeared in another balancing.

So, as me and the other guy were playing against each other, I asked him, "Is this a dummy table?" I got no response, but after I lost my chips to him, I said, "Just raise every time." So he did, and the result was an unhindered taking of the blinds for fifty or so hands. Just over and over and over again. The only human at the table would show his hole cards now and then, cards of no value at all.

Pretty funny.

Anyway, so I went checking around some of the other tables, and sure enough, there were dummy players at those tables too, but none were quite so obvious as table 389.

alex j beeson · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:57 am Post subject:

Those were players that were sitting out. Dummies true enough but I bet some of them lasted longer than you did.

Those auto folding bots are tough to beat! You also can be just like them. Just click on the "sit out next hand" button or just close the client after registering for a game.

GL on the felts. Take advantage of those sitters and snag their blinds every chance you get. And never fold to a sitter.

bigpairde · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject:

@OP: you might find this link useful: http://pokerforums.fulltiltpoker.com/omg-people-sitting-out-in-freerolls-t72737.html

welcome to the forums

lurgertor · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject:

Better luck next time bud.

Spifflicated · High Card Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 6

Well, hm. What's funny is, a 'dummy' would call rarely; then instantly fold again on the next raise and following hands. One dummy actually won a hand, but only one.

I don't know. Just weird is all. I thought it was kinda funny, but I guess not...

Please forgive me.

bigpairde · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:06 am Post subject:

nonono, you were right. it WAS funny!

alex j beeson · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:23 am Post subject:

Spifflicated · High Card Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 6

Well. All right then. ****' aye!

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