Collusion is a type of fraud in poker when two or more players 'work as a team' to gain winnings by getting dishonest edge against their opponents.

The most common form of collusion is the situation when several players (most often in cash games or in Sit-n-Go tournaments) share their cards (suits and rankings) with each other and, therefore, they get an edge over their opponents.

For example, at 6-max cash table there are three colluded players who know the cards of each other in every hand thanks to the chat outside of the poker room. One of them get a hole pair of kings and he instantly informs the others about that, and they immediately fold their holdings. The player with the pair of kings continues to play and likely wins some chips. This way the probability of losing the whole stack is minimal, that gives players an edge.

If you suspect somebody in collusion, don’t hesitate to inform the support team of the poker room about it.

Related poker terms:

• Chip dumping
• Cheating