I am convinced that Super User accounts are operating on many sites. As well as being able to view all players cards I believe that many are also able to preview the next 5 cards to be dealt by the number generator before they are actually dealt. Then either a computer generated player or an individual decides whether to play the hand and how aggressively to play it.

Imagine that. Could this be the reason for some of those crazy all-ins or calls with no hand only for them to hit runner-runner for a set, straight or flush.

If you consider for a moment that Super Users may be playing on some tables then many of the crazy moves that always seem to pay off for some players suddenly start to make sense. They appear to have a psychic ability for knowing when they will hit their hands and how strong or weak your hand is. But if they can see your cards and preview the cards before they are dealt then they are in complete control. They have a licence to make money, or should I say steal money.

Obviously not all crazy, loose or aggressive play is a Super User at work. But I believe that they are operating on most sites and that if you play regularly, then in my opinion, you will fall victim to them.

Hitting a golden run of big hands happens to us all occasionally. But it is rare for it to happen consistently for hour after hour. So when you see a player persistently calling or raising with weak hands, and consistently winning at showdown, there are three possibilities:

1. They are exceptionally lucky.

2. They are psychic.

3. They are a Super User.

Statistically, you can call or raise with any two cards and occasionally you will win a big pot, but the key word here is occasionally. More often than not you will lose the hand and waste chips, especially if you miss the flop and continue in the hand. So players who continually call and raise with weak hands and consistently hit big hands or the miracle river card may have more than just luck on their side.

Remember, for most honest mortals luck has a nasty habit of turning.

A Super User will play a lot of pots because they can see your cards and some can even see what cards are coming next. They know when you have a strong hand, when you are bluffing and when you will fold to a large bet or all-in. They also know when they need to fold pre-flop because other players have AA, KK or will hit sets and straights etc.

However, they will deliberately lose some pots. Many poker sites have security staff watching for suspicious play and although they won't admit it, they are aware that Super Users exist. Unless the security staff are in on the scam, which I doubt, Super Users know they have to be careful now.

Put yourself in a Super Users shoes for a moment. You can see all cards and/or preview cards before they are dealt. You are in total control and can, if you are not too impatient, make a substantial amount of money without drawing suspicion on yourself. So lots of big pots won with weak hands would have to be balanced by some small losses and folds to prevent or reduce suspicion. Even the occasional all-in loss to a smaller stack can be recovered very quickly.

If a complaint is made to the Poker site then staff can highlight hands where the suspect lost. So beware, losing a hand is not proof of honesty just as winning a hand is not proof of dishonesty.

As I mentioned earlier, I do not label every crazy or lucky player as a Super User. Anyone who plays a lot of poker online will witness many crazy moves by genuine players that make no sense. It takes more than a few crazy moves that get lucky before I would even begin to suspect them.

I once played against a player who was raising, re raising or going all-in nearly every hand. Other players were folding most of the time or we lost when we called. This went on for a while. Then I hit a set and he lost a lot of chips to me when he called me down with nothing. When I queried the hand he had played he explained that he had been diagnosed with a particular aggressive form of cancer and had little time left. Chips or money meant nothing to him. He seemed to know a great deal about the particular cancer (I googled the terms he used) so on balance I believe he was telling the truth. When another player suggested he cash out and give the money to his relatives he stated that his Ex wife had already taken most of his money but she wasn't getting the rest. Within a few hands he finished giving away his chips and left the table.

The point being that there can be many innocent explanations for crazy play. Alcohol is one, it is a negative influence that can seriously effect a players judgement. Temporary paranoia is another, sometimes when a player has been bluffed a few times in a row and is shown the bluff they start to see every bet thereafter as another bluff. There is the old enemy known as tilt and even an occasional miss click.

So, we know that there can be many causes for an individual to play crazy, illogical poker that ignores the odds and statistically a few of them will get lucky. These players should not be a threat to good disciplined players as the majority of them will lose chips in the long run. They are a world apart from players who systematically play weak hands all the way to the river often raising with nothing only to hit runner-runner for sets, straights, flushes etc. with an incredible frequency that goes way beyond the boundaries of good luck. 

Imagine how your game would change if you knew what cards were coming next.