Protect Yourself from Cheating Online

Robert "Chipburner" Turner has been playing and winning big since 1978, and is Poker Manager for the Normandie Casino in Gardena, CA. A poker industry icon, he introduced the game of Omaha into Nevada, and No-Limit into California when it was legalized. Robert is the only poker player to win an all around championship in four different decades, and was inducted into the Senior Poker Hall of Fame in 1999 alongside T.J. Cloutier and Kenny Flaton.

Robert discussed cheating and collusion in an interview with Mike Carro.  Here’s just part of what he had to say.

When you play at a poker site online, ask them how they are protecting you from collusion.  There is software out there that will track players like Poker-edge.com

It will tell you who is tight, and who plays loose.  It will tell your strengths, weaknesses, style, and other statistics.  It will even color code opponents.  It borders on cheating, but other players are using it so you need to be prepared.  It is a tremendous advantage.  Ethically, it is kind of in that grey area.

Some sites ban this software by checking to see if it is being used, but for those of you playing online poker, you should be aware that the software is out there and being used.  When you find the same two players who are showing up on your table, you are probably being colluded.  They could be friends, but probably not.  You have something to worry about. Poker tracker software will help you track these people and stay away from them.