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Poker Strategy - Poker Cheating TechniquesSoft PlayingSoft playing is perhaps one of the most common forms of cheating that there is. Of course depending on where you play poker and with whom, this may not even be considered cheating at all. Soft playing is the act of either checking or under betting the best or probable best hand with the sole intention of refusing to take money off someone. Quite often it is done relatively harmlessly like if you checked the nuts on the river because you thought that you were maybe in with a chance with the attractive new female player that just sat down opposite you. On many occasions though it is done between unscrupulous individuals with ulterior motives. I once sat in a ten handed game where there was in fact three groups of friends who all refused to play hard against each other. It was rather amusing to watch and can be used to your advantage in certain circumstances if you are quick to figure out what is actually happening. In most games however, the players owe it to the others to play their own hands in as sporting and as ethical a way as possible. How to spot itFortunately, this also happens to be one of the easiest to spot simply because of the fact that soft playing leads to more showdowns so you can figure out what has happened. You could try reporting this to the card room supervisor or online card room but beware if it is a private cash game. This is because in certain games, this practice will not be frowned upon and could be even encouraged. Articles Within This Category |
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