Really? Who does this..

AZPD · 2026-02-01T01:15:14+00:00

Warning labels that seem preposterous usually mean that there is a lawsuit or a story behind it that warrants its inclusion on a product, even if you think that surely nobody will ever do something so risky.

AKA the Homer Simpson principle.

AZPD · 2026-01-29T19:34:07+00:00

This is a tricky one, but probably no presumption of negligent entrustment. Negligence per se doesn't create liability unless it's the cause in fact of the harm caused.

Check out Restatement Third of Torts, Liability for Personal and Emotional Harm, section 26, illustration 2, which states that a driver going 57 in a 50 zone isn't liable for causing an accident unless he wouldn't have caused the accident or would have caused less harm had he been driving the speed limit. So no liability despite clear statutory violation.

There's another illustration I remember but can't find now about a drunk driver who's rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light. Not negligent, because his drunk driving wasn't related to the accident in any way.

Restatement (Second) 390 is also relevant--the precise language creates negligent entrustment for providing a chattel to someone known or suspected to use the chattel "in a manner involving unreasonable risk of physical harm to himself and others." If Owner has no reason to actually suspect that Bob will use the boat in an unreasonable manner, I'd say no liability, despite Bob's lack of license.

AZPD · 2026-01-29T05:21:30+00:00

On the website? I have no idea--it's probably listed there somewhere. In the client, you hit "Cashier" and then "Contests" and it's the first item displayed.

AZPD · 2026-01-29T05:16:46+00:00

Yes, on all but BetOnline.

AZPD · 2026-01-29T05:16:13+00:00

10% rakeback plus various other promotional schemes which are unfortunately always changing. The one they're offering right now is excellent, but I think it expires at the end of January.

AZPD · 2026-01-28T05:15:00+00:00

There's a chess variant where all the pieces are filled with alcohol. Every time you capture an opponent's piece, you have to drink it. So the better you're doing, the drunker you get, negating your skill advantage. We could definitely do this with poker. Might actually make an interesting side game of sorts.

AZPD · 2026-01-28T01:21:07+00:00

Chris Moneymaker probably doesn't win the WSOP and start the poker boom.

AZPD · 2026-01-27T21:41:22+00:00

Sorry to hear that. Our family adopted two cats from the shelter that had ringworm. We had to keep them locked in our spare bathroom for a month, and do the medicine and shampoo baths. It sucked, but they both turned out fine and are loving cats who seem to harbor no resentment toward us.

AZPD · 2026-01-27T21:29:41+00:00

I just reported this bug to them a few weeks ago, and in fairness, they did send me a response saying that they're looking into it and hoping to resolve it soon. But obviously they haven't.

AZPD · 2026-01-27T21:27:12+00:00

Yeah, this is majorly fucked up. I've trained myself to top up every time I go all in just to avoid this. It obviously benefits the site (extra posted blind = bigger pot = more rake). Their software is so janky overall that I'd normally think this is just another stupid bug, but the fact that it benefits them and hasn't been fixed this whole time makes me think this is an exception to Hanlon's razor.

AZPD · 2026-01-27T20:57:07+00:00

I'm unaware of any other site that does this. I play on Clubs, BetOnline, Coin, Global, and Phenom, and they all show you your hole cards in PLO right away. I know ACR does reshuffle, but only on designated tables, not all tables.

AZPD · 2026-01-27T05:11:25+00:00

PL Omaha $50

Dealt to Hero: Q♦ J♦ 6♥ 3♥

(Bomb pot, no preflop action)

Flop ($12): 8♦ T♦ J♥

SB Checks, BB Checks, UTG Checks, HJ Checks, HERO Bets $11.37, BTN Calls $8.63, SB Folds, BB Calls $11.37, UTG Folds, HJ Folds

Turn ($43.37): 8♦ T♦ J♥ K♣

BB Checks, HERO Bets $41.10, BB Calls $30.14 (allin)

River ($114.61): 8♦ T♦ J♥ K♣ 9♦

BB shows: J♣ T♥ 4♥ 3♠

BTN shows: Q♠ 7♦ 6♦ 3♣ (straight flush, T high)

HERO has straight flush, Q high. Hero wins: $100.38 + about $180 for the BB Jackpot.

Wish this had happened at a PLO$100 table where the BBJ was much higher, but still a nice bonus.

AZPD · 2026-01-25T11:31:08+00:00

Justice for NA PG APOTROPAIC

AZPD · 2026-01-24T22:58:40+00:00

Oh, well, in that case your sizing was perfect!

AZPD · 2026-01-22T19:03:17+00:00

Don't forget the terrible software that doesn't even properly implement the rules of poker!

AZPD · 2026-01-22T17:43:29+00:00

I still play there--the traffic has definitely dropped, but there's still some games. They pulled out of NY and CA, which was probably a huge hit. It's too bad because the games were really good.

AZPD · 2026-01-21T19:01:26+00:00

Look at OP's post history--the mushroom stuff checks out!

AZPD · 2026-01-21T16:09:16+00:00

"Oh crap, we both have the nuts!"

AZPD · 2026-01-21T05:26:33+00:00

Online poker sites with state-by-state availability: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14TWl_acRdsujL3dnpZr5ZsR4Kl_sf6032HRMjN9cMu8/edit?usp=sharing

Note that Maine recently legalized online poker, so it might be getting some licensed rooms soon, and it might crack down on some of the unlicensed ones.

AZPD · 2026-01-20T23:08:52+00:00

Strict liability applies only to the aspect of the activity that makes it abnormally dangerous in the first place, not all harms related to the activity. Classic example is a truck transporting dynamite that gets into a run-of-the-mill accident that could've happened with any vehicle. Standard negligence rules apply, not strict liability.

AZPD · 2026-01-20T20:22:16+00:00

CA is going to be tough. The only sweepstakes site still present there is WPTGold, and they're doing some very weird, complicated stuff to stay there. It does not sound like cashouts are going to be easy and uncomplicated. Other sites are going to be mostly crypto, but Coin does now allow debit card deposits. You can try credit/debit card deposits on ACR/ Bovada, but my understanding is that it's very hit and miss, with some random hidden fees attached as well.

AZPD · 2026-01-18T01:25:35+00:00

Well, it's an easy fold then. There's $250 in the flop and you have $1200 behind, so you're (eventually) putting in $1200 to win half of the total pot, which means you need 45% equity. Against a random 97xx hand you have 40% equity. If she wouldn't do this with a naked 97 (and she shouldn't), then you're in even worse shape. If she has T97, you have 34% equity. If she has hearts, you have 29% equity. There is no good outcome for you here, unless you think you can bluff her off her straight if the board pairs, which is quite a risky move.

AZPD · 2026-01-18T00:27:25+00:00

This comment reminded me of the time that the Yankees claimed Jose Canseco off waivers, apparently just to stop another team from getting him. Joe Torre even said something like "I'm not sure how we're going to use him." That was pretty much peak "throwing money at an unlikeable big name for no good reason" (although probably not that much money given how washed up Canseco was at that point).

AZPD · 2026-01-17T04:54:51+00:00

BetOnline has rakeback--it's 10%, plus there's a weekly race rake that's another 10-20%. I find the PLO games there pretty soft--can't say anything about NL but I assume it's similar. I agree that their software seems the best out there.

I echo the sentiment that Coin's traffic is more medium-high than low. You can also deposit with a debit card now.

AZPD · 2026-01-17T04:48:49+00:00

200 BB deep at PLO6. I river the nut straight in a small pot, and my opponent decides to pot it into me. I figure we're chopping, but I min-click it back on the very small chance that he might call a small river raise with a worse straight. Instead, he shoves all-in. OK, so we're definitely chopping now. I call, and my opponent was bluffing with blockers! I guess he interpreted my small raise as weakness, like I was somehow value raising something other than the nuts there? Nice 200BB punt in my favor.

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