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Online poker isn’t like sitting at a real table. You can’t watch the cards shuffled and dealt, or verify Random Number Generators. Players have to trust that the software shows and says. That kind of blind trust doesn’t sit well with many people when real money is on the line. That’s where provably fair systems kick in to verify the game’s flow. The Concept of Provably Fair System A provably fair system uses cryptography to make poker gaming transparent and tamper-proof by design. The key idea is that anyone can independently verify and double-check every outcome instead of just hoping it was. Before the game starts, the player and the online poker operators add a random number, called a seed. The site hides its seed until after the game ends. Once revealed, players can compare everything and see that the site didn’t cheat or tweak the outcome.  It’s like rewinding the game and seeing exactly how the result was created. Why Blockchain Matters in the Bigger Picture? While provable fairness helps players verify individual hands, blockchain helps build an overall environment. It adds an extra layer of transparency and control to online poker games.  In a standard poker setup, the platforms control the entire gaming process, including the software, outcomes, and payouts. Even if they display RNG and fairness certification, players must believe it’s playing by the rules. Checking what’s happening under the hood is not possible. Blockchain helps address those deeper trust issues in various ways. Decentralization Decentralization removes the need to trust any single party. Once a hand is recorded, no single company or admin can quietly change how things work.  It’s harder to cheat and cover it up if someone tries. Immutable Records Every action, every hand, every shuffle, every bet is written to the blockchain. These…

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