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