RDR1 Poker is rigged but also a great way to make easy money

First, yes, poker is fucking rigged in this game. I spent 30 minutes skipping against the gray top hat guy in Blackwater, he kept winning with straights, flushes and full houses at a rate that's mathematically impossible. I kept having garbage hands that NEVER matched the community cards, I only had one pair twice and three of a kind once

But the thing is, the AI is very risk-averse so If you act like you have great cards, they all fold 90% of the time. I took advantage of this to get the Savvy Merchant outfit for which you need a net positive of $1000 in total gambling winnings to unlock.

Here's how to do it without wasting money:

1. Go to your hotel room in Blackwater

2. Save

3. Go to the downstairs poker table (if it's empty, literally climb the stairs and go back, there will be players)

4-1) Keep betting 150 - 200 all the time and go all-in in the river (when 5 cards are revealed).

4-2) If someone raises you, immediately go all-in

5. If you lose, reload your save and go back to the poker table

6. If you win between 1000 and 2000 chips, leave the table, go to your room, save and go back to the poker table

I made $2000 in less than an hour

Note: For some reason, it doesn't work when there's only one player. He calls your bluff 99% of the time and he always has a better hand than you. If there's only one player, save to pass time and go back to the table until there are at least 2 players.