Thursday, April 24, 2008

The 7 Best Poker Cheats

By Simon M Skinner

Cheating at poker is almost as old as the game itself. There are very simple ways to cheat at poker and their are also some pretty complex methods to ensure that you win the game. It takes a cheat to know a cheat and this article may help you to spot a cheat and save you some money one day!

1.How A Child Would Do It There isnt much technique or expertise required in 'peeking' but if you can divert the other players' attention and take a look at your opponents cards. Its quite difficult to prove you were intentionally cheating but don't do it too often or you will be caught!

2.How the Mean Players Do It A miser never likes to lose their money or part with it. A miser will try and avoid paying house feels and may also 'palm' his chips when he is seemingly placing a bet. Don't get caught though or you may get banned for life!

3.How Would A Magician Do It? A magician can make cards appear and disappea at will through sleight of hand etc. It would not be hard for a magician to swap a bad hand for a better one that he had hidden elsewhere.

4.How the Shady Dealers Do It The shady dealers know how to keep (cull) their favorite cards, and to place their best cards at the bottom of the deck. Some dealers will utilize their index finger to peek at cards as they are dealing them. You may notice how closely all cards.

5.How the Manipulative Dealers Do It There are crooked dealers and then there are ingeniously crooked dealers. Any good cheat cannot be seen to be getting winning hands every game, but by ensuring another player gets an artificially strong hand they can keep the pot boiling and raise their winnings.

6.How the Card Makers Do It It is a low blow to bring your own cards to the table in order to cheat but if you do so then here are some methods you can utilize to win the game. You can set the cards up so that (say) every third card dealt will give you a great winning hand, or you could even bring 'marked' cards to the table.

7.How the Team Mates Do It Collusion is a great way to ensure that you win at poker. By working with a team mate, you can raise and re-raise the pot, drawing other players into the game to encourage them to bet more. Also you can use subtle and strategic signalling to assist each other

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