Pure Play is a joke. I don't know why they can't just let the software deal the cards randomly and let the players play. The rewards for the reckless and clueless players has to be part of their business model of "there is no such thing as a free lunch". I keep playing just to pass the time but it sure would be a lot more fun and rewarding if they didn't have their hand in the way the cards are dealt. If there was a legal premise to sue them for fraud, I would consider it.

I've played on PUREPLAY for approx. 4 years and won fairley consistently ... even winning the 1 year free membership twice.You need extreem patience and have to get away from the idea of taking a chance just because it's not real money. If anything... at the earley part of the game, the big winners seem to be the red players. I don't know if that is just my perception or reality [ I do check a lot of ratings]. I can't think of why else they would have ratings. Still with that being said... even though I haven't had to pay the last couple of years, my winnings have been way above the monthly fee I would've have payed. It's true... I've seen many more suckouts than in live play. But again, these players are not using their own money and the action online is much quicker... therefore many more hands are played than in live play. Plus, if you are anything like me... I seem to remember the bad beats more and longer than when " the shoe was on the other foot ".