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Poker Strategy - Poker Cheating TechniquesMiddlingOnce again this involves more than one player as many cheating techniques often do. This is the process of catching one or more players in the middle with hands that are inferior to a known team members hand. Lets say for instance that a team player has 8-4 in early position in limit hold'em, a hand they would normally pass. They limp in hoping to entice other players into the pot after them. They also know that the other team member has been dealt pocket aces in the cut-off. Two other middle position players also limp because they maybe anticipate a multi-way pot. The aces raise but now the 8-4 re-raises thus sweetening the pot for the premium pair. If the other two hands drop out then it has still earned money and even if they call, the aces have an awful lot of equity in this hand. The aces end up being in the pot with three other players, one of which is a team member. If the 8-4 flops something wonderful then the aces can assist him instead. More often than not the aces will be the superior hand and this play does not have to work every time for it to be a winner. Aces against two other hands will win more often than one hand in three and this gives the hand a positive expectation. How to spot itBeware of the same players being in raised pots, they may be loose maniac types but then again they may not. When the same two players repeatedly show pre-flop strength only for one player to meekly fold at some later point in the hand, beware because this may indeed be happening. Articles Within This Category |
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