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[QUESTION] "Cheating" at Poker

[Phaedra]

Hmm.

I've considered the possibility that it might, at some point, become vital that we win a game of poker (with characters in the game) to get information or whatever, and that in that eventuality, we might have to team up and cheat.

I hadn't considered the possibility that people would be doing it right now, as the chips get reset anyway and therefore don't really mean anything.

However, chances are that if it happened once, it's happened multiple times. It's an inherent vulnerability of having a private chat system, which I'd assume most online poker sites don't have for precisely that reason. Again, the fact that this one does, and that it allows you to use it during games, suggests to me that we may be required to cheat at some point, but I would assume that would be against characters in the game, not other players.

I don't know what to tell anyone -- I guess if you're worried about it, just try to play with UFers, or in rooms where there's only one non-UF person.

[serena]

It does happen a lot at free games using fake money, it happens less frequently with pay sites like UltimateBet and PartyPoker, but it still happens there too.

There should be no real concern about it since it's not real money, although it is annoying. If you're ever in a room with people that you think are working together to skew the odds, just leave and try to find another table.

I've been leaving tables frequently that are full of players that like you said go all in just so they can win the hand, or constantly overbet when they don't have a decent hand simply because I enjoy playing seriously with other players that play the same way.

Plus I'm still hoping that as the in-game aspect of LCP intensifies we'll be able to dominate at least a table or two full of argn folks anyhow.

[KermieD]

Had a similar experience. 2 people joined the table simultaneously. After the flop, one of the two would almost always fold. It struck me that they were working together, playing the best hand between them. On the rare occasions where they would both stay in, the community cards were set where they could contribute to 2 possible hands.

[ThaJinx]

Re: [Question] "Cheating" at Poker

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[serena]

Cheating on a free poker site is merely for ego. Everyone admits that J_dot_J's top player status is pretty cool, so it makes sense that other people are trying to achieve the same thing by cheating.

As for the chip resetting factor, I'm wondering if everyone really has read that. I wouldn't have gone to the forums if I didn't know that LCP was an ARG and I wouldn't be surprised if we have some bewildered people on Saturday wondering where all their chips went.

[Tiny]

Hah, That's funny, If any of you guys have played against Schmurr420 or CneFtball** (Some numbers) That would be two kids I know, we have the same computer courses together and we play during that period, I gues we can see each others cards, and really, it doesn't change the gameplay that much.
It could help a bunch after like 5 hours of playing, but not really a huge amount. Only on the few exceptions, like what Jinx stated.
Tj-

[MageSteff]

And even if you win you can still much your hand in favor of one player at the table.

If we needed to win we wouldn't have to talk more than to establish who we were mucking in favor of.

[KermieD]