[AaronBrown]

Remember, cheaters are the easiest players to beat. If you suspect someone is cheating, don't make a scene, it won't get you your money back and you won't prove anything. Instead, play on the assumption they are cheating. If you're right, you'll make back the money. If you're not, they'll never know.

Hold'em is an exceptionally easy game to cheat at. One good precaution is to have one player gather and shuffle, a second player cut and a third player deal. This will frustrate most amateurs.

About the only thing left is what this guy is probably doing if he's cheating: looking at the turn and river cards before they're dealt. Enforcing burn cards makes this harder, but it's still not impossible. He could also be doing some second or bottom dealing. Again, burn cards make this harder.

One way to deal with this is wait until he does one of his big flop bets when he's dealing; and when you have a good hand. Then, before the turn is dealt, ask him to burn a card. If he's cheating, he won't make a fuss, he'd be too afraid of being found out. But there goes his third queen and you win. He probably won't try anything again. If he makes a fuss, he's either honest or clever.

A safer technique is wait until you have him beat even if he can see the turn and river. As long as you know what his big raises on the turn and flop mean, you only lose your preflop bet when he's got you beat, you should be able to more than make up for that when you've got him beat.

If you must satisfy your honor by exposing him, wait for the next situation. Ask him to put down the deck and explain your suspicions. Offer to bet him a large amount that the turn and river cards will fill his hand. Whether or not he takes your bet, the problem should go away. And if you've accused someone unfairly, you'll pay for the mistake, as you should.