So if you play online poker you will have no doubt heard of COLLUSION and maybe you are worried about it or would like to know more about it and how to spot COLLUSION.Well a few things you should know about COLLUSION to put your mind at rest right from the start is that online poker sites work round the clock to root out any players who may be in COLLUSION to help them win at poker.Online poker sites have a strict policy against COLLUSION and will act swiftly against anyone suspected of COLLUSION as it is cheating and a criminal offense.

Most online poker sites do not let any players using the same IP address sit on the same cash tables so you don,t need to worry so much about players sitting next to each other on cash tables in COLLUSION.However if it is a multi-table tournament or Sit n Go then you can sign up using the same IP but the chances of the players getting onto the same table are slim.

You may have seen online adverts or heard about software that you can buy and download onto your computer which will enable you to see other players cards?.Well i,d just like you to know right now that there is no such software.You can send away for the software and spend your hard earned cash if you like but the software will not work i can assure you.Why would you sell this software if you had it? you could make millions playing poker online,why would you sell it for a few Dollars online?.This is just a scam to take your money and you don,t need to worry about anyone being able to see your cards when you are playing online poker.

So back to COLLUSION and how to spot it.There is a few ways in which you will notice if players are in COLLUSION and the most common is one player raising the blinds up by 3 or 4 times the blind in order to string a few other players along before his partner raises all in and takes all the blinds.This can happen in poker but watch out if a pattern emerges.You may also notice that 2 or 3 players always seem to be involved in the same hands.If you play on a poker site often you may take notes of players or just remember their names because you have a good memory,if so and you notice some of the signs above and that the same players seem to be on the same table all the time then you are probably playing against players in COLLUSION.

Players who are in COLLUSION are very hard to spot but few and far between.The reason there are so few is that the online poker sites can spot them and that being in COLLUSION does not really help you that much.Being in COLLUSION gives you a slight advantage but you are not going to win every hand and you still can,t see what anyone else is holding in their hand.

So you should not worry to much about COLLUSION on online poker sites but if you suspect someone of it you can report them to your online poker site.The online poker site has computers that can trace players history and determine if they have been in COLLUSION with any other players.Don,t worry if you were wrong about a player being in COLLUSION as nothing will happen to you,you will be thanked for your vigilance .However if you start reporting people everyday just because they are winning the online poker site might stop thanking you and listening to you so make sure your sure before reporting anyone.

I hope this clear,s up any questions or worries you had about online poker and COLLUSION.I never worry about COLLUSION and have complete confidence in online poker sites to root them out .

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