![]() ![]() And so, though I may think that cheating hasn’t been going on, there is certainly the possibility that it has been of such a high level of sophistication and stealth that I just wasn’t aware of it. ![]() But from my considerable experience, I think that it’s relatively rare, especially when it comes to the type of cheating that has been so often written about and portrayed in the movies.Ī disclaimer is in order. I have suspected it in home games, in casino games, and online. Truth be told, I have to say that I don’t think there is a lot of cheating in poker today. ![]() I have played poker for over 50 years, and in as many poker rooms and home poker games as any person alive (I would guess). So, too, has the public been treated to cheating as a central part of poker in such movies as The Sting, The Cincinnati Kid, and Rounders. The earliest accounts of poker include many references to it as “The Cheating Game.” Stories of farm owners traveling on riverboats down the Mississippi River, being cheated out of their feed money, are legend. One of the largest and most incorrect views encouraged by such portrayals is the idea that there is a lot of cheating in poker. Accordingly, given the frequently wrong or exaggerated image of poker that is often portrayed, the public at large often has a mistaken view of the game. Non-poker players often get their impression of the game from movies and other media. ![]()
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