Before this particular opportunity, you will find other options to cheat, but poker cheating techniques always seem to change, making it difficult for us to determine when you are cheating. Below I will write about how to cheat at poker so that you know how to spot them. I’m always on the lookout for all these cheating techniques when I play poker, and in some specific cases, I’ve spotted them! I’m going to include a few stories. Let’s access these poker cheating techniques so you can stay one step ahead of the terrible guys.
Crooked Dealers
If you are a dealer, please stay calm. This is not a general announcement. Also, I have a lot of respect for poker dealers because they are hard workers and have to put up with many craps. There really is no difference between the poker dealer world and any other world regarding cheating. In almost every “world” or business, there will be unemployed people. It is simply a game of chance.
Collusion
I’ll continue with collusion since it is one of the most common poker cheating methods. I know many of you know this, but some of my readers are new to the game, and I want them to know not to get caught up in it. I’m going to stick to the basics. In most cases, you won’t even know they know each other because they will stop talking to each other. They don’t want to give anything away. The most normal type of collusion is to get a third party out of marijuana.
Marked Cards
This is actually a common type of cheating. It could be accomplished anywhere, even in the largest tournaments. Of course, the decks in these tournaments will probably be wrong, but a player can randomly point to a card without anyone noticing. The trick to catch this is to watch a player with some sort of substance in their hands for a while. Often it is hidden like a snack or drink, and they will go straight to their cards without stripping to the palm of their hand, which is so they can earn a small vote on one of those cards.
Your cards will be on top of each other when you play a hand. This won’t completely protect you because the best card might be the marked card, but it cuts your chances of being the victim (marked card below your charge) in half. I would not suggest calling someone with this unless you are 100% sure. You’d run the risk of looking like an idiot and delaying the game.
Lean Back Peeker
I saw this happen in a currency game at Harrah’s Cherokee a few years ago. Whenever he had cards, and one of the players next to him had cards (like me), he would lean back in his chair to watch the player with him look at their cards. It was a mini-Postel. As soon as I heard him, I covered my cards by squatting down to analyze them. I thought about calling him, but he denied it, but got up from the table within five minutes. He couldn’t handle the tension.
