| Online poker cheating can be done, but there is no | | | | algorithm is not as fair as most sites claim. It does |
| incentive for an online poker site to let it happen or | | | | seem to favor aces more than any other card value. |
| even participate in the scheme. They make their | | | | This may not be factually true, but that is the |
| money from the rake they get from each hand and | | | | perception that live cash players have when |
| the more hands of poker that are played means | | | | comparing online play with live cash play. This |
| they collect more money. More players on a site lead | | | | perception could be caused by the fact that an online |
| to more games and more games means more hands | | | | game is going to have more hands dealt per hour |
| dealt and more money collected. Since this is the | | | | than are dealt in the same hour of play in a live |
| case, players can assume that good sites monitor | | | | game. |
| play to catch players who are trying to cheat the | | | | Another reason that some players feel they are |
| game. | | | | being cheated is easy to see. They are terrible |
| They have algorithms in place to catch partner play | | | | players with no concept of money management and |
| and that is pretty much the only form of cheating | | | | when to call and when to fold. It is no wonder that |
| that can go on. Two players could be on the phone | | | | they lose with such consistency. They are just really |
| and be in the same game. They could tell each other | | | | bad players who are not willing to learn the game |
| what they have and the one player could raise in | | | | correctly. |
| order to build the pot for the player with the better | | | | The sites that are popular with players all over the |
| hand. This pattern is not easy to catch, but it can be | | | | world have a vested interest in running a clean game |
| defeated by the simple method of folding hands that | | | | with no hint of any schemes being allowed. It is just |
| are consistently raised by one player who then folds | | | | not in their best interest to let this go on. |
| their hand. The other way to combat this scheme is | | | | Players that suspect cheating since they lose all of |
| to report your suspicions to the site and let them | | | | the time should look at their play first before |
| monitor the players that you suspect. | | | | suggesting they are being cheated. |
| Most live casino players do feel that the dealing | | | | |