its not collusion just because they know eachother, i play live every night and i know 90% of the players at the table does not mean its collusion.. just playing with friends
I agree but there can be a fine line... I will sometimes be less of a jerk when playing with friends but I certainly wouldn't out and out HELP them which is what it seems like this one was doing. Unless of course s/he was just trying to get you going. Maybe you pissed her/him off earlier and s/he just wanted to make sure SOMEONE else came in b4 you.
I was wondering about the 2nd account thing perhaps... Of course if you are on the short stack and already ITM there is something to be said about sitting out if you KNOW that you are gonna pull some dumb move on a crappy hand especially if you are busy or impatient...
On the other hand... maybe the sitout had to go to bed or to work or something. (Sounds stupid but I have done that a couple times when the money diff wouldn't be too much and I knew I was at least ITM and making a little bit).
Who knows, either way I think it is unlikely that FT will do anything, I have reported a couple of things that seemed like blatant collusion I never got any response or refund for buy in or anything. Will keep my eyes on the thread tho... just in case!