Originally Posted by
jiang bao
Stocks are riskier than poker since they are more expensive and you have less control of the outcome IMO.
Online poker is totally less random than real life poker. Probably not intentionally, but there's problem with the random number generation I would guess. I wouldn't rule out it being intentionally programmed to bring more action (more betting, more rake for the house). Things also seem to be extremely streaky. Sometimes, no matter how big a favorite I am going in, I can't win. Other times no matter how stupid a call I make, I suck out. So when I see myself losing bad beats, I just log off and quit, then log back on later.
Yesterday I lost a hand where I was a 95 percent fav. going in. QQ vs. two other guys who both had 77 - taking away the 7 as an out. I have never gone in with the overpair against the same two pairs before. Almost 50:1 favorite, and I lost the only time the situation has come up. LOL