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Poker Strategy - Poker Cheating TechniquesSpottingSpotting is the process of placing a passive player ( not necessarily a team member ) into a game so that if need be, you can change seats if you need to get position over a certain opponent or you want to stop them from getting position over you. In many card rooms, this may not be classed as cheating but more like angle shooting. In my opinion, it is cheating plain and simple because the other players would not allow it if they knew what was happening. The "player" buys in for the absolute minimum with the other players money and merely occupies a seat so that at just the right time, a strategic seat change can be effected thus increasing the real players theoretical earn rate in this game. The course of the game is being interrupted by this minimum buy-in non competing passive player. This practice would be far more effective in high stakes big bet poker especially in games where position is crucial like pot limit Omaha and no-limit hold'em for instance. Doyle Brunson once remarked that he could beat any no-limit poker game in the world without even looking at his cards if he could be guaranteed position all night long and I certainly think that it's true not just with Brunson, but with any good no-limit player. This is why it is cheating and there are no two ways about it. How to spot itThe answer to this is really in the above description. If you happen to notice someone playing really tight and then concede their seat to an opponent at some later stage then beware. This is especially the case if there is no time delay between the tight player getting up and the other player taking their seat. Articles Within This Category |
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