Multi-Accounting in Online Poker

Multi-accounting occurs when one person controls many accounts, playing in the same game from multiple computers. Multi-accounting is more prevalent than collusion, because the cheat can get the same benefits of collusion, but does not have to share the profits.

With the advantage the cheat gets from using multiple accounts, he can simply choose from the best starting hand dealt to all the accounts, not to mention using the various other collusion techniques available.

How common is multi-accounting?

It is easy for a cheat to get an other accounts to play with. All he needs to do is ask his girlfriend, his cousin, his buddy from work, to make an account at an online poker room. It would not be difficult for a cheat to get three, four, or five accounts in a single game. This makes multi-accounting a very profitable enterprise for poker cheats.

Multi-accounting in sit and go tournaments (SNG’s)

Multi-accounting is commonly found is the Sit and Go Tournaments, or “SNG’s. It is here that the cheat can use methods like chip dumping, and targeting players for elimination. When using multi-accounting and poker cheat software while playing SNG tournaments, the cheat can give himself a signifigant edge over the opposition.

Multi-accounting in short-handed games

Multi-accounting is widespread at short handed games, as it gives the cheat an easy opportunity to use multiple accounts to be the majority at the table. For example, he would control three accounts in a five-handed game. Now the cheat can use his advantage to target the other two players at the game. In many cases it is like play heads up, but except you get dealt three hands and your opponent only one.

Multi-accounting in Multi-Table Tournaments (MTT’s)

It is also common for cheats to play multiple accounts in big field online poker tourneys. Even poker pro’s have been known to “multi-account” in online MTT’s. Imagine having to bust out Daniel Negreanu or Phily Ivey 6 times from the WSOP.