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Poker Cheats - Dirty Poker

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Not so much fun is cheating at poker, when you are the victim!

Do you really believe the Las Vegas hotels and online poker rooms when they that their games and websites are safe and hacker proof?

Admitted cheat, Richard Marcus says that cheating exists at all online poker sites and during land based poker tournaments. He accuses some of the biggest poker names are being part of his past cheating scams. He is lying or just promoting his book “Dirty Poker“?

In this video he claims that the $12 billion online poker rooms will be dead in 10 years. The biggest threat to both poker venues is collusion between players. He states that there are syndicates that include 8 people all in one room playing the same game in order to win. Collusion exists with a person in one country like the US with and someone else half way around the world.

He also maintains that other cheating scams still exists including marked cards, daubers, and counterfeit chips.

Watch this video and tell me you still feel safe playing poker!

While you’re at it, there are other books that tell the same story “52 Ways to Cheat at Poker - How to Spot Them, Foil Them, and Defend Yourself Against Them” and “Catching Poker Cheats - Illustrated Methods of How Hustlers Take Your Money“.