Cheating during poker game is not a new strategy any more. Signalling is used vividly by which the cheaters signal to another of their partner. The cheats who are immature easily get caught while doing it as their techniques used are generally very common. So their method becomes very obvious. On the other hand, it is really hard in case of those gamers who have become skilled in this work and are professional cheats. They are very subtle. Thus, one needs to take special precaution to avoid such kind of cheats in the game.
Some of the most uncommon methods are liked by such cheats. One of such a method is the use of chips. These are one way to signal the strength of the hand. It is done by the placing of the chips, the number of chips used as well as the location of their placement. Likewise placing style of cards is also one of the ways used by cheats. Signals are not always visual but when could be audio at times. Movement and noises created by chair and chips are also used by such players.
Thus, there is no fixed way or no limit to the ways in which a person can innovate ways of signalling. If there are uncountable ways to establish signal connection, there are ways to spot it. Though spotting these every time is not that easy as the ways by which the signals are passes from one to another are almost unlimited; depending completely on the imagination skills as well as innovative mind of the player who is cheating. Preparation is one way to prevent it. If all the gamers are well skilled it reduces the chances of cheating. Apart from everything else discussed here, the intuitions of the player also works here.