I think you're not considering a few methods of cheating that would be
virtually undetectable. Consider three people (or three "avatars" of the
same person) who are online in the same game simultaneously. At the very
least, each of them will see four other cards before making a decision.
Examples of how this could help:
Colluding is hard. Three knowledgeable players might
give you three different answers on how to collude
in a particular situation.
You've articulated this point very well below with an
example that I question.
I am going to raise with QQ but I notice that my other two selves
are holding Q3 and Q7. Instead of raising, I fold.
You're kidding?
QQ will win many pots unimproved. I would always
play that hand, knowing the Queens are dead,
especially in no limit.
And, collusion detection software is very inquisitive
about people folding QQ preflop, especially if they
often play at the same table with two other players.
Collusion software also doesn't like seeing premium
hands folded preflop whenever a better hand is held by
another player, which is a common collusion practice.
In cases like these the actions of the person with extra knowledge would
never come under scrutiny. I would estimate that a %-10% edge would be
conferred just by seeing four unseen cards (two other hands). And of
course, there's the nightmare scenario where one person is controlling
SEVEN or more hands....
Remember that you're paying extra blinds for the privilege
of controlling all those hands. You've got a lot of overhead
and only two or three opponents to cover it. Collusion gets
even more complicated with seven avatars, and it's easy
to get burned.
Collusion isn't easy and it's not something that I fear when
playing poker.
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On 4 Dec 2004 at 1:33, rockofjello333 wrote: