Zoo Chat - 2024/25/26 - Quick Questions & Random Posts Go Here

Hi guys. I am pretty new player but I wanna know if there any websites for real games without bots? I played on 888poker and pokerstars and they both looks as a scam. After 1 and a half hour of winning games I started loosing. New players were coming and I was loosing.

Been playing well and running well. Made back to back deposits of 300 and 150 out of my roll to play some 25nl. Went to withdrawal today and my account was disabled pending review.
Pretty funny this happens when I'm winning and bitcoin is skyrocketing.

If they seize my money on the site like what I've seen with other players on the internet, that will be the final straw for me. They'll see what's up big time, i promise you. I've got nothing left to lose these days.

Regardless of outcome- I'm done. This online poker **** is more shady than dudes in the **** could ever be, I've seen more honor from a stripper. Honestly, I miss it more than anything, only time i was ever happy. So, **** it, you are what you are in life, no point running from it. Ill just play live for fun on occasion, because I still like the game, but there are much better way to make a living- this isn't one of them. Make your bed in the morning, you lay in it at night. At least at the end of the day I can say I truly tried to change, I'm just not a good person at heart anymore, and its impossible to be that guy again.

Cant say its been a pleasure. See most of you in hell.

Has anyone heard of Pure Poker? A new rake-free online platform?

I still have the full tilt poker installer, if that's what you are looking for

This video is by Max.

From the archives:

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October 2004

For those who like Sudoku puzzles:

Blind card mechanic.

Why you shouldn't play poker with strangers?

Starts at 1m40s.

Food for thought?

Interesting video, posted in threads in NVG:

Apologies for yesterday antics of firing my app advert across the forum. I certainly didn't want to upset any of the patrons on my first day after signing up. Like most men, I didn't read the "instruction manual"

Thank you.

Please do not spam your product outside your thread at https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/45/ge... with any future posts.

Good first post here, imo:

This could be an interesting game for pokerplayers:

"Figgie is a card game that was invented at Jane Street in 2013. It was designed to simulate open-outcry commodities trading. Most of the skill in Figgie is in negotiating trades that benefit both the buyer and seller. Like in poker, your objective in Figgie is to make money over a series of rounds."

How to play:

https://www.figgie.com/how-to-play.html

FIGGIE

Play Figgie at Jane Street

For anyone who can't remember why, for example,
C(11,3)*C(39,2) should equal 122,265 this might help:

C(n,r) is often written as nCr

and it equals (n!)/[(n-r)!r!]

(note: n! is spoken as "n factorial" and means multiplying all the numbers from 1 up to n together; so if n = 4, n factorial would mean 1*2*3*4 or 1x2x3x4 or 4x3x2x1 or 24)

which for 11C3 means (11x10x9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1)/[(11-3)!3!]

or (11x10x9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1)/(8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1)x(3x2x1)

(note: you can simply cross off the (8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1) from the end of the (11x10x9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1) without having to multiply them both out, which will give

or (11x10x9)/(3x2x1)

or 165

and for 39C2 means (39x38x...)/[(39-2)!2!]

or (39x38x...)/[(37x36x...)x(2x1)]

or (39x38)/(2x1)

or 741

so 11C3*39C2

or C(11,3)*C(39,2)

or C(11,3) x C(39,2)

or 165 x 741

equals 122,265.

Hey everyone, IÂ’m Daniel — I put together CHPX, a free poker training app for beginners. I know most of you here are sharks 🦈, but for anyone new to the game or looking to learn the basics, this might be a simple way to get started.
ItÂ’s live now on the Google Play Store, totally free, with no ads or paywalls. IÂ’m just hoping to give new players a helpful avenue to explore and do my part to promote the beautiful game of poker.

For the Puzzlers:

"This year's Christmas Challenge features seven puzzles designed to test everything from codebreaking and mathematical analysis to lateral thinking and creativity – the same blend of skills our teams use every day to keep the country safe.

"We've designed the puzzles so that no one will find them all easy! Some will suit analytical minds, others require creative leaps or perseverance. That's entirely intentional – we want groups of classmates, families and friends working together, combining their different strengths to reveal the final festive message."

https://www.gchq.gov.uk/news/gchq-christmas-challenge-2025

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GCHQ releases annual Christmas Challenge 2025 with puzzles designed by schoolchildren and spies

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Solution:

Do an Advanced Search of all forums for the word octopi in posts. It has been mentioned a few times, so you could maybe ask those users as a start?

So im new here so I don't know all the rules. I'm a poker agent. Is it allowed for me to post to search for new players And if so where would I post at I'm on ***

No. That would be regarded as "spam", and is likely to result in your being banned. Obviously, if everyone that is a poker agent posted their spam here, we'd need rain boots to wade through the posts.

However, you may spam to your heart's content in your Profile - as long as you do not refer readers to your Profile. If others think your posts are consistently interesting, helpful and informative, they are likely to look at your Profile of their own accord.

Thank you ! I really appreciate that! And yeah I figured that I probably couldn’t post! But I appreciate you pointing me in the proper direction!

That was in post too that the above post seems to completely agree with. LOL.

Gucci1017

You're probably more likely to receive a correct answer according to their rules by asking their Support.

GL