emailed FT back as a joke....funny that they answered seriously

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 6:06 AM, Full Tilt Poker - Blackcard <[email protected]> wrote:


Hello Alex,

As you are a valued player here at Full Tilt Poker we are very interested to know if you have any feedback on the new Black Card program. We would love the opportunity to discuss this with you further at your convenience. Please feel free to reply with your feedback to our dedicated Black Card email address - [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.

If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know.

Regards,

Sarah
Full Tilt Poker Black Card Support

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Tell me how the RNG works so I hit my outs that I need and hold when I'm ahead.


Hello Alex,

Thank you for contacting Full Tilt Poker Black Card Support,

Actually the way our how our RNG works isn't a secret. Unfortunately our RNG really is random, so knowing how it works won't really help.

Our RNG uses three separate sources which apply algorithms to generate 32-bit random numbers. The three random numbers are then XORed together to generate a new random number. XORing a random number against any other number produces a new number equally random to the preceding numbers. So even if two out of the three sources failed to generate sufficiently random numbers, the final XORed number will still be random provided at least one of the three given numbers is random.

This holds true as long as the two numbers are uncorrelated, so it's critical that all the different values come from independent sources. If the numbers were correlated, the randomness could be canceled by the XOR operation.

To ensure true randomness, our RNG uses several redundant and independent sources including two different pseudo-RNGs and a physical source:

1) The ISAAC pseudo-RNG.
2) The OpenSSL pseudo-RNG.
3) A hardware RNG that has a physical source of entropy.

Our RNG has been audited and certified by Technical Systems Testing (TST) and Cigital, Inc, both internationally recognized and accredited testing facilities. You can find more information on our accreditation at: Online Poker at Full Tilt Poker - Legal Information: Random Number Generator (RNG)

Good luck at the tables, and if there's anything else we can help you with, please let us know.

Regards,

Juha
Full Tilt Poker Black Card Support

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