Recently I have been spending a majority of time playing online poker, which is something I dont normally do. Whats up with all the suck outs. I see so many 2 outers its sick. Im assuming it has to do with seeing more hands, but I sure do see a lot of big hands against each other on cash games(ex. KK or AK vs. AA) way too much. I guess its something you have to get used to but sometimes it doesnt seem like real poker, in most mtts the blinds go up so rapidly that it becomes a luck game rather than skill. Im amazed online poker is this big.

ever played live?

don your flame-retardant suit, sir.

really, though, you're probably just remembering the beats because they're more striking to you than a 3-outer not hitting. it happens to all of us, but keep your mind around the fact that a 16% shot, while it does hit sometimes, is and remains only 16%.

and re: MTTs, well, they are a bit more of a crapshoot than we'd like them to be (if i had my way, we'd have 30 minute levels in all MTTs, but not bloody likely), but they're still very, very beatable in the long run.

Johnny Chan has the "What the hell is that donk doing here?" look going.

Who the hell is that chick ??? She's mint. Not Moneymaker's wife is it ???

vida guerrero and no on moneymakers wife

The obvious answer is that because it's a piece of software doing the dealing, you see far more hands per hour than you would live.

That, coupled with the huge 'anywhere' audience of online players, and you're bound to run into a lot of bad play that occasionally gets paid off.

Not to beat a dead horse though, but as a regular limit player in AC, you do see a lot of ludicrous plays where players get lucky and suck out. Bottom line, you get a lot of players who don't see poker the same as more serious minded players, and think of it as good bang for buck gambling and nothing more. Long-term you win, but there's always bad beats and bad players.