Are Poker Cheating Programs Real?

In an effort to take the easy way out, many online poker players look for ways to cheat online poker sites. This has brought on a plethora of poker cheating programs that claim to give you an unfair (and potentially illegal) method to cheat others at the online poker tables. However, is poker cheating programs real and do they work?

In reality, a claim that a poker cheating program will allow you to 'see' your opponents hole cards or know the flop, turn and river before it is revealed is not only science fiction, it is virtually impossible. The reason is that each players cards are ported directly to their individual account and the only way anyone could actually see another persons hole cards is if they were ported into that players computer and intercepted the encrypted 'packet' sent by the poker site to the player.

In addition, the flop, turn and river is not sent to the player's computer until all action has ceased at the table, making it impossible to know those cards before they are revealed. So how do people claim their poker cheating programs really work?

Poker cheating programs typically claim they can determine what cards will come out and what cards are held by your opponent using mathematical suppositions in an attempt to PREDICT the unknown cards in a hand. In reality, this method is no more accurate than you guessing what lottery numbers will come out tonight based on the previous night's numbers.

The truth is that many of the online poker cheating programs are simply junk math and ridiculous hype to make players believe it is possible to see unknown cards. The reality is that the computer programs running the online poker sites are not so easily cracked using those methods of predictability.

On the other hand, there are poker cheating programs that actually work in that they do not rely on the predictability method, rather on the algorithms and subroutines used in the online poker software. Programs which mimic the simulation of the poker site and reveals the algorithms used are plausibly much more accurate than a program that claims it can see the hole cards of your opponent.

In conclusion, online poker cheating software is possible and readily available, although seeing hole cards and unknown cards is not reliable. The only true way to beat the poker sites and win at poker is if one knows the code, the algorithms, and the subroutines used in the poker software.

Paul Westin is a professional poker player on several online poker sites and a former software engineer for a gaming company. His latest research reveals the inner workings of the online poker sites and how the software programs used on the poker sites affect the outcomes of your play. Visit http://caligonia.com/poker for more information on beating the rigged poker sites.