Cheating in poker

Cheating in poker is any behavior outside the rules intended to give an unfair advantage to one or more players. Many people make the distinction in poker between hard cheating (mechanics, collusion, and the like) and soft cheating (noting the bottom card that the dealer happened to expose without calling for a misdeal). While the rules are explicit on the subject of cheating in general, many otherwise fair players are tempted to "soft cheat". Miscalling your hand (calling four hearts a flush, for example--hence a "four-flusher") is cheating, while offering alcoholic drinks is not, because each player can decline.

Related Topics:
Poker - Four-flusher

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