poker cheating

[cardshark]

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...If your opponent has more information than you do (i.e., knows others hold cards), it is more difficult for your moves to induce bluffs or folds and checks.

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You make an excellent point here.

The "peeker" software is probably bogus, i.e. it probably just works by secretly sharing hole card information amongst "peeker" users, but that still means that players without "peeker" are at a disadvantage, precisely because they have less information than "peeker" users. So, although "peeker" may be bogus "peeker" users may still benefit from its usage as long as they don't get hit by the software developers who (I believe) are just setting up their customers for a hit. In any case, it matters very little to the square player if "peeker" users eventually realize they got duped, because by then the non-users would have lost substantial money.

Thank you for bringing-up this point. The only valid conclusion is that although "peeker" is most likely just a scam targeting its users, it is still a threat to all the square players.