Re: How are cards from online poker selected?

> OK, I am not arguing here, because I don't know for sure.  But I think I read
> that even Party select a random card from the deck as and when needed.  The
link
> that you pointed to only said that a deck is randomly selected, but did not
go
> in detail how each cards is dealt.  IE., whether it is the order of the cards
> pre-determined, or each selected randomly from the deck as needed.

The site from the link I provided states: "A new pack of cards is randomly
generated before each game, using an RNG (Random Number Generator) to
shuffle the deck." If the sequence is generated BEFORE EACH GAME, that
means the sequence of the deck is pre-determined.

> I would have thought that for security purposes, having a pre-determined
deck is
> asking for trouble from hackers.

Not having a pre-determined deck adds security as it is not possible to
hack the sequence of cards if they haven't yet been determined. However,
that does not mean that a pre-determined deck is insecure, providing there
are adequate anti-hacking safeguards.

> No, it doesn't really matter one way or the other, except like one of the
poster
> said, we can't say 'we should have called' when we much a hand that the flop
> quads if we only had called.  Although having said that, I would still
prefer to
> play in games where the cards are not affect by players actions.  don't ask
me
> why, I just do.

A number of people share your (irrational) preference. I imagine that's
why some sites still use predetermined decks, despite the security issues.

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