Casino Gaming. com is an online poker site. It’s columnist, Maryann Guberma has  an archive is posted containing her 2000 and 2001 columns. In  her columns, Guberman advises readers on how to effectively secure themselves during online poker sessions.

Guberman, in one of her columns, discussed the rampant online poker cheats . To secure one online poker venue from scammers would be a difficult task for the online venues and the players themselves. So Guberman advises readers to immediately contact technical support of the Web sites or online poker venues the moment you detect or suspect that hackers or cheats exist in one room or poker game table.

The danger of hacking online is that it is victimizing online poker players involving emails. This  online poker cheats can be easily detected if you are not that gullible. Just like in any email virus, opening a virus-infected email file can expose your personal online poker directory to others.

Online poker cheats are also experts in ‘hex-editing.’  This means that  a hacker can open an online poker client’s profile and personal programs. Hackers have adopted the technique or technology that online operators had formerly used to edit or modify interesting profiles, including banned names or aliases that are not decent enough and often, really funny and disgusting.

Aside from the two hacking techniques by some online poker cheats, hacking is not that rampant throughout the Internet. Most, if not all, of online poker rooms or operators are equipped with software or programs that will halt any attempt by online poker cheats to hack their systems or their clients’ accounts.

Online poker cheats will find that online poker rooms have security measures encrypted on the player’s screen and decrypted on the operating server’s side. Therefore, experts assert, hacking is just a myth in online poker.

Steve Badger, author of “Winner’s Guide to Internet Poker”  is a poker analyst. As a traditional brick and mortar poker player, he is in search for secure online poker rooms . However, he realized that it is harder to secure poker games in casinos and poker rooms than in online poker venues; therefore Badger concluded that playing poker through the Internet would be more cheat-free.

He stated in his article that several mechanics in online poker are very much different from brick and mortar poker so  you should have basic knowledge of online mechanics.

Badger also advised reading poker magazines and books will give you tips on how you can secure yourself during online poker games.

Other tips from Badger to help you secure yourself during online poker events are:

• Playing the level you can afford to play; 
• Taking  a good set of starting cards; and basically
• Concentrating  or focing

Learn from the pro, so you’ll be safe from any cheating online.

Good news, there is! Softwares for online poker are available. These give online poker players an advantage for a better play.

• Party Poker is the largest online poker software and  hosts the best online poker tournaments. It provides first class online poker software service.
• 888 Network is another online poker software with its primary brand, Pacific Poker. It used to be a private online poker software, but when it did go public, this online poker software focused mainly on 888 poker and a number of casino brands. Paradise Poker was the first online poker room to open no-limit Texas Holdem.
• Ultimate Bet was the first online poker software to incorporate players that are considered to be of high profile, like Phil Hellmuth. With this online poker software, you do not to strain your eyes from the frustration of waiting because Ultimate Bet runs quickly and very reliably.
• Ladbrokes Poker is an online poker software is one of the busiest European poker rooms.But this is strictly for European poker players, Americans are not allowed to play here ! The reason is because the mother company of this poker software, Ladbrokes, is a leading UK sportsbook. It’s nothing discriminatory, okay.

Maybe, there are other poker software that you can share especially for the beginners.

If you’re new in playing online poker or would want to improve your self to become a professional poker player, several poker tools can be found helpful in the internet.

• Rec.gambling.poker and 2+2 forum. These are online poker tools or resources consisting of beginners, experts and professional online poker players too. These tools could be home poker; online poker ; irc or even at the real casinos.
• Pokenum, a poker hand analyzer is excellent determining the win percent of your opponent’s hands against the win percent of your hands.
• The evergreen poker club, poker source and the university of Alberta’s computer poker research group are perfect for online  downloadable codes. Information from online publication from the university can be obtained at Alberta’s computer poker research group.
• Chessandpokerdotcom offers a wonderful limit strategy guide.  This will certainly make you more aware of the basics of the online poker game you are playing and how to improve yourself.
• Irc poker is another online poker tool that can aid you in getting started. It contains faqs or the frequently asked questions to have explanations about the main concept of irc as a real-time network of online poker games, of which you can definitely play for free.
• Pokernews.com has  a forum section with specific target questions. These target questions more usually come form experienced online poker players. the answers are also oftenly provided by professional online poker players with the experience and skill to offer sound advice