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only_bridge
Legend
Silver Level
Or even worse, behind the casio, with the guards...
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pat3392
Visionary
Silver Level
The kind of "cheating" I'm referring to is not looking at people's hole cards. I was thinking of when some random player raises preflop that I could reraise and my partner reraise again, then I'd fold to him. I was also thinking of both of us acting like know it all dicks to put others on tilt, *shrug* not sure if making some money is worth upsetting others and creating potential enemies though
appaz86
Rock Star
Silver Level
Stu_Ungar
Legend
Silver Level
The kind of "cheating" you are referring to doesn't require speech marks.
You can get caught because if other players suspect you are colluding they might ask to see your cards after they are mucked.
Stu_Ungar
Legend
Silver Level
LOL I know, its like the guy who thinks he can heckle a comedian... it rarely turns out the way he expected. The commedian stands up in-front of a large crowd every night and tells jokes. Part of his job is to sit down and think of ways to out wit a heckler. Even so people still try.
YouTube- jimmy carr owns heckler
Joe Slick
Rock Star
Silver Level
Rightness or wrongness is a question of morals and ethics. It is, however, most certainly illegal. When you get caught, pray it's the casino that catches you and not the other players. The casino can only arrest and prosecute you. The other players may make an example of you to show what happens to cheaters.
The best way to make money playing poker is to become the best player you can. If you sense collusion leave the table. If you see collusion, leave the table and report it.
The best way to make money playing poker is to become the best player you can. If you sense collusion leave the table. If you see collusion, leave the table and report it.
Joe Slick
Rock Star
Silver Level
I just realized that I need to answer the question you didn't ask: Do I want to play in any tournament with a buddy on my table?
The answer is no, no, no NO! The reasons are:
1) You probably are not going to be willing to play your buddy like a stranger and push him/her out of the tournament without remorse.
2) Assuming that 1 above is true, that gives you only seven players to try and take out.
3) If you and your buddy do well it will have the perception of collusion, which is just as bad as the actual thing.
4) If you fold to your buddy's raise when you would have called anyone else that is in fact collusion.
If you ever find yourself in this situation I would strongly advise one of you to try and move to another table.
The answer is no, no, no NO! The reasons are:
1) You probably are not going to be willing to play your buddy like a stranger and push him/her out of the tournament without remorse.
2) Assuming that 1 above is true, that gives you only seven players to try and take out.
3) If you and your buddy do well it will have the perception of collusion, which is just as bad as the actual thing.
4) If you fold to your buddy's raise when you would have called anyone else that is in fact collusion.
If you ever find yourself in this situation I would strongly advise one of you to try and move to another table.
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dj11
Legend
Silver Level
Keep in mind the oriental guys who are off discussing you and your buddy......in a language you can't understand.
Hate to use this, but "do unto others........"
salim271
Legend
Silver Level
I'm pretty sure this would be okay, because it cannot be tracked. No doubt people who play at the wsop ME together do the same thing, you always hear about Father-son teams on ESPN, no doubt they're talking about their opponents and who to watch out for.
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mosseyAJ
Rock Star
Silver Level
LOL, the casinos aren't run by the mob anymore. The big companies that own casinos now have way to much lose to get caught roughing up cheaters.
Mortis
The Saurus
Loyaler
LarkMarlow
Legend
Silver Level
Another name for this is "team playing" and is a guaranteed way to get you banned from a poker room when (note: not if) you get caught. If there are neighboring casinos, you might be blacklisted from those rooms too.
Beyond that, you will be labelled a cheat and most poker players will ostracize you.
Finally, you'll have to live with yourself which might be the toughest punishment of all.
alaskabill
Legend
Silver Level
Huge difference between what MIT teams did and what OP is suggesting. Card counting is legal casinos just don't like it. For what some of the team members made (legally) I could live with staying out of some casinos that were unhappy with my beating their game.
What the OP is suggesting (if I understand him correctly) is cheating fellow players through a violation of the rules of poker. This is unethical and most likely illegal.
