Poker Cheats: Beware Of Pot Clipping And The Stacked Deck
Poker cheats come in all shapes and sizes, from the business professional to the much loved grandmother. Poker cheaters are also always coming up with new and innovative ways to try and cheat players out of their money.
One of the ways cheaters try to win is with a move called clipping the pot. This sleight of hand cheat does not involve manipulating the cards at all. Clipping the pot is when the cheater either makes a bet with too little money, or takes too much money out of the pot.
The only way to safeguard against is for the players to monitor all monies flowing into or out of the pot. Some of the friendly get together type poker games allow for players to make change from the pot. This is prime time for a player to clip the pot while his comrades are looking to their cards or are engaged in conversation. Although it may seem something that isnt done at a friendly game, this is expressly the prime time for the cheater to use this tactic. The cheater knows he is trusted among friends and that no one would suspect or accuse another friend of clipping the pot. Even if caught, the cheater could plead...