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"Online poker rooms are probably the safest place to
play at right now. Did your mother ever tell you to "never
trust a stranger"? Well, playing online limits the number
of sneaky people you could potentially be dealing with. The
dealer is a program. Programs don't cheat. You don't have
to worry about any sort of illegal card handling. There are
no "cards" online.
Some
people worry about hackers. It's been many, many years since
the last major instance of hacking affected anyone wagering
money in an online Hold 'Em game. Since then we've had breakthroughs
like the SSLv3/TLSv1 encryption algorithm and multi-layered
random number sequencers. Not only do we have these very technical
advances, but all the ones you would expect in a real casino.
The
most common form of online cheating is player collusion. That's
when two or more players reveal to each other what cards they
hold. This form is more difficult to pull off in a live game,
but playing online gives players the chance to have a fellow
player on the phone with them, or sitting next to them at
another computer.
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Fortunately
most of these players are the ones who have no idea how to
use that advantage. These two must coordinate well together,
which takes practice. Online poker rooms not only look for
telltale signs of collusion, but check to see if two players
always play at the same table together. They would have to
use "hit and run" tactics when using this form of
cheating. Colluding players would have to hit up a high-limit
table, then flee to another online poker room with their winnings
and never look back.
To
make a long story short, it is barely worth it to try it.
But just in case, here are some things to look for...
1.
A team of players who try to "steamroll" other players
out of the game. This means reraising each other to make non-colluding
players call multiple bets at once.
2.
Players who never play fast pre-flop. That's the time to talk
about what they hold. Watch whoever is under the gun and be
mindful of reaction time.
3.
A group of players who hike up bets by reraising with someone
in between them. This gets the maximum amount of bets out
of a third party. The alarm should really go off if one of
those reraising players has a piss poor hand, or if one of
them folds with one bet to go despite a massive pot. There's
a time to bluff and a time to fold and most people have an
idea when that is, so be on the lookout for players who exercise
horrible judgement like that. Identify that person as a potential
goldmine for yourself or a potential cheater.
Once
again, it's VERY rare for someone to even attempt these sort
of things. Still, never accuse anyone of cheating. Either
contact the poker room's administrators or just get up and
leave." Source: http://www.texas
holdem poker.com/cheating.php
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