Take NO limit hold'em for example. One form of cheating is what is called collusion. This is when two or more players at the same table share information about their hands. This can be very powerful for a number of reasons. They can gang up on players by raising and re-raising. With the proper circumstances, they can push players out of pots and bluff, and taunt, and more. It is definitely easier said than done to pull this off profitably.
Some of the online poker sites report several cases of this every day. Most of these colluders use the phone with each other, or just use an instant messaging type of service. This is where it becomes hard to pull off. There is a lot more information to gather, communicate, and act on. Online poker moves very fast and there is little time to react. If the table moves to slow, the other players could eventually become suspicious.
Now, let's talk about a realistic form of collusion that everyone needs to be aware of and watch out for. If done correctly, this form of cheating is very hard to detect from most online poker rooms. Poker Stars for instance, could block this form of cheating by taking a few extra steps in their security measures, but they haven't to date.
Most poker room security measures consist of tracking the players i.p. addresses. If the same i.p. addresses show up at the same poker tables often enough, the online poker room will know that something is going on. They track this sort of information and definitely take action. They spend more time tracking this though at the higher limit tables.
But, if you have the ability to change your i.p. address, here's what could be done. As a matter of fact, this is what is being done. People get an i.p. changer software and open up four or five accounts at an online poker room. Each time they login and or signup they always have a different i.p. address. Once that is done, they slowly shift all four or five players into a 6 player table game. Can you imagine what you could do to somebody if you were five of the six players at the table? This can be done by one person, not four or five. This means there is no communication lag, because there is only one colluder, not multiple colluders.
With a little bit of practice, it shouldn't be hard to realize what's possible. You could have information on ten hole cards, not two. You would know how to adjust the odds for straight and flush draws. You would know if the other two cards for your pocket pair are possibly already dead. You would know a lot. This is outright cheating, but it doesn't stop everyone.
When playing online poker on any poker room, look out for these poker cheats. I would personally never play at a six player table game online knowing this happens. Look out for the poker stars cheats, because with millions of players, there's bound to be some out there.
Anytime you encounter a new experience there are 4 main emotions that come with that new experience. Learning about and understanding what you are feeling and why you are feeling that way will help you make better decisions and prevent you from making bad decisions based solely on these emotions. The negative emotions often lead to failure before the new online business has been given a real chance to start succeeding. Below we will discuss the 4 main emotions you can expect to experience when starting an online business.
First Emotion Uninformed Optimism
You are excited about starting a new business and excited about all the freedom and benefits that will come from the success of your business. You love the idea of being able to work from home and replacing and exceeding your current income. Although you have just joined and don't fully understand all aspects of the business, you feel great that you are doing something that is going to positively change your life.
Second Emotion Informed Concern
You've started to learn more about the business and started doing a few things to promote it, but you still don't understand everything. Although you are trying to learn all you can the business concept is not fully "clicking" and at the same time you are getting overloaded with information. At this stage your feelings start to curve negative and you question if this can really work and if you are capable of doing it.
Third Emotion Checking Out or Sticking it Out
In this stage you feel completely overwhelmed. Your excitement has turned to doubt and you have been struck by paralysis of analysis. You feel like you could almost start to panic...you still have the dream of owning your own business, but you start doubting if this is something you can really do.
This is the stage where you either have to fight for what you really want or you take what feels like the easy way out and you quit. You have to remember, you only fail at this if you quit. If you quit, you might feel better for a short period of time which is normally followed by the guilt of quiting on your dreams. This is the stage where determination equals success and a lack of determination equals failure. Keep pushing forward...this does pass.
Fourth Emotion Informed Optimism
Congratulations! At this point you have made it through the other emotions and have made it here. You have separated yourself from the pack and now have a much better chance at success. You know more about the business you joined and are comfortable with the information you have learned. You have a positive attitude and know that you have the ability to succeed and are determined to do so. You have started developing a plan for success and although you are still learning, you have recovered some (if not all) of your excitement and are full of confidence.
Conclusion
The list of emotions above has different time spans for everyone. If you understand what you are feeling and why you are feeling it, you have a much better chance of getting past it. You shouldn't take starting a business lightly and neither should you lightly take quitting one. As a rule of thumb I recommend intending to actively learn and promote a business for at least 6 months before deciding that the business you joined is not going to work for you. This is of course assuming that you are aggressively, actively and consistently working on it.
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