I was recently playing in our local home game and two guys were caught cheating. Making a long story short, one guy signaled his buddy letting him know that he folded one of the cards that would have made his opponent a set. There were two Jacks on the board. With this info, the player now called (when it looked like he was about to fold) and won the hand. Two people caught onto it and it got ugly after that.

That brings me to my point. I always watch the shuffle but must admit two guys could be colluding by communicating with each other and I probably wouldn't catch it. If anyone has any tips on things to watch out for I would appreciate it. I've done a little research on the internet but haven't come up with that much. Any help so I can protect myself from cheaters would be greatly appreciated.

if they bet

32 it means TP
33 is two pair or better
34 is draw
35 is bluff

i guess they could use the last digit of their bet to communicate i dunno

I use a real hand grenade for a card protector.,so people know if they get out of line it's over for everyone.

Not related ....I steal a lot of blinds

I signal to my buddy when I miss the flop by scratching my ass. Then I bet to build the pot for him. When action reaches him he Jams to pick up the dead moneies. I then snap call and go to sizzler when I flip the nutz on him. Poor dumb shmuck

 

Originally Posted by JON STAMOZ

I use a real hand grenade for a card protector.,so people know if they get out of line it's over for everyone.

Not related ....I steal a lot of blinds

lololol

there was a game up my way a few years ago think it was 1/2
Anyways we would play away and for 2 weeks on the very last hand a man would ship like 200 blind bar blind so ma m8 looks at aj and calls obvs the blind shover flips qq and flops quads very next week guy does the same very last hand ships blind someone calls with qq guy turns over aa wtf is that no the most obvouse cheating ever but how can you prove it 3rd week they were not there ???????

 

Originally Posted by Steve Murkle

Went to a new home game a few years ago, kinda hood game. Was up like $120 at $1/2 and I let them know Im leaving in 5 to be curtious. They decide to change dealers and allow the kid who's game it is to start playing. Literally 2 hands later I get KK. Kid who's game it is limp reraises me. Obv Red flag. I call and play super passive. He obv shows Aces when we get to the river I lost like $75 on the hand. Kid makes multiple comments how it's sick that I knew he had aces and yadayada yada. Saying he can't believe that happeened (just bullshitin me) I act polite bounce immedately after and never go back. Was really clear they set me up

Watch for stuff like that

lol...one cooler and it's 'clear' they set you up?...so every time i run KK into AA it's the dealer setting me up?

idk...doesn't seem clear at all tbh. setting the deck, or base dealing or whatever is not an easy thing to pull off without being super obvious about it...actually setting hands like this up are pretty absurdly rare


youre more likely to get cheated with like 2 people working together or signaling each other or something...and again, still pretty rare...and many people are still awful at poker and don't really know whtat hey're doing...so ya

 

Originally Posted by Gags30

lol...one cooler and it's 'clear' they set you up?...so every time i run KK into AA it's the dealer setting me up?

idk...doesn't seem clear at all tbh. setting the deck, or base dealing or whatever is not an easy thing to pull off without being super obvious about it...actually setting hands like this up are pretty absurdly rare


youre more likely to get cheated with like 2 people working together or signaling each other or something...and again, still pretty rare...and many people are still awful at poker and don't really know whtat hey're doing...so ya

It was just their actions and his response. The way he was trying to discuss the hand afterwards like apologizing and saying how sick that was and he didn't sound sincere at all.

Also, let me reiterate that this was literally the hood. Everyone playing verse me was african american (sorry to stereotype) I was the only white kid there. They were clearly good friends. All that was in the house was a GIANT flat screen TV, couch and a poker table.

They switched dealers directly after I said I was going to leave and this hand comes up 2 hands later. He knew I had kings the whole time it was just so obvious to me.

 

Originally Posted by P0KERDUUDE

lol. Letting them know you're leaving in 5 minutes is not being courteous.

#1 why is 5 minutes not courteous?

#2 It was more an indication I would be leaving soon so that I could be courteous in general, which seems like the proper thing to do

 

Originally Posted by BCP

Question....I have the right to make sure someone cuts the deck don't I?. My one friend who runs the games and ironically sits to my right quite often, sometimes just taps the deck when I shuffle and I hand it to him to cut. (I'm certain he's not a cheater) It's caught on and occasionally other players won't cut the deck. Regardless of the cheating in this game, I believe the deck should always be cut. Do I have the right to make sure the deck is cut every hand even if I'm not seated near the dealer?

I agree. At least the dealer should cut the deck after he is done shuffling just so everyone can see it was cut

why I only play in casino's, Home games are for fun.

So an Asian kid came up to you in the library and told you about a home game that he plays in that is filled with nothing but black guys? The only part of that story I believe is that there was an Asian kid in the library.

i'd like to move to whatever fantasy world gags is living in.