Collusion / Chip dump ?

I reported these two as there is no way you fold here. They are both from the same city as well.

PokerStars Game #29422371597: Tournament #172180731, $1.00+$0.10 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/06/16 4:05:11 ET
Table '172180731 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Rsc0 (2170 in chips)
Seat 2: jc96962000 (4235 in chips)
Seat 3: san_gohan62 (4960 in chips)
Seat 5: 2ringer6 (5240 in chips)
Seat 6: Gleb_Kud (1020 in chips)
Seat 7: gilleee (1420 in chips)
Seat 8: djgolfcan (5770 in chips)
Seat 9: Serenity2486 (680 in chips)
Rsc0: posts the ante 25
jc96962000: posts the ante 25
san_gohan62: posts the ante 25
2ringer6: posts the ante 25
Gleb_Kud: posts the ante 25
gilleee: posts the ante 25
djgolfcan: posts the ante 25
Serenity2486: posts the ante 25
Rsc0: posts small blind 100
jc96962000: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djgolfcan [4h Ah]
san_gohan62: folds
2ringer6: folds
Gleb_Kud: folds
gilleee: folds
djgolfcan: folds
Serenity2486: calls 200
Rsc0: folds
jc96962000: checks
*** FLOP *** [Td Kh Qc]
jc96962000: bets 300
Serenity2486: raises 155 to 455 and is all-in
jc96962000: folds
Uncalled bet (155) returned to Serenity2486
Serenity2486 collected 1300 from pot
Serenity2486: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1300 | Rake 0
Board [Td Kh Qc]
Seat 1: Rsc0 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: jc96962000 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: san_gohan62 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 2ringer6 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Gleb_Kud folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: gilleee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: djgolfcan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Serenity2486 (button) collected (1300)

Clearly this looks like they were on the phone or messaging online and wanted to get serenity more chips, but honestly I have seen people do this before when I went allin.

Also dealing live at the casino I saw a guy once bet $25 on the flop and another guy went allin for $26, the original bettor folded, lol.

Looks like three possibilities to me.

1. Collusion (likely)
2. jc has total air like 2,3 off and just gives up. (unlikely)
3. jc has a small pair and decides to give up because he thinks serenity has the straight, or has paired the board. (even less likely)

Yep, seems like collusion, but is a tough one to determine. As jordanbillie implied, there are some actions that do not make any sense at all, thus the expression "donk" is used all the time!

Either collusion or idiocy, the latter is definitely prevalent in low games like that :P

I think that they were obviously helping eachother or this jc96962000 guy doesnt know too much about poker!

Ugh! This is not collusion but idiots playing. This is a one dollar tourney-home of the donks and idiots. I play low limit buyins and you see this crap all the time.

Not collusion, just idgits.

The whole open limping with <4 BB... probably doesn't have enough of a brain to collude.

The only factor not mentioned so far in replies is the OP's comment about both being from the same city. In that case, it is well worth reporting.

Had they not been from the same city, I would blown have blown it off as typical online players.

Definitely a chip dump. Being from the same city makes it obvious.

could of been collusion but also ive made atleast 5 accidental folds in situations similar to that..i was being distracted by my background programs....while playing a cash game i remmember someone folded a .20 c bet to like a 7$ pot i was so happy i only had 2 pair in that omha game so u never know unless you point it out to the right ppl. if ur uder the impression its collusion by all means protect urself by complaining...

LOL at all the "definately" anything.

I think you are right to report them just in case, but there isn't as much collusion at those super low stakes. Not worth the time or effort. Could be, but could just be bad play.

Proooobably not collusion...

I mean.... $1 sit and go... colluding is too much work to earn... $3 max?

If they were colluding, dont you think they would do it at a level that it would be profitable at? at least $5-10+

I have seen alot worse and he did save 155 chips.Not much but it adds up in these type of tournaments and he may have been embarrassed about his hand. That's probably why he folded

LoL

At this limit I don't think you would see Collusion to often.
But hey it could be.
But why at such a low stakes $1 SNG.

Crazy things like this happen all the time.

Agree with this, but im pretty sure ive seen it in the low levels before, whats even worse is I think ive seen it on play money SNGs I remember two players from the same city move all in on the first hand with absolute garbage. Mind due you would half expect play like that in them games...

True, but then again if they are from NY, NY it is a little different from if they are both from Pullman, MI.