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Originally Posted by Clipper 
Chip dumping is where in a tourney one guy loses all of his chips to another player. This has marginal benefits, so don't lose any sleep over it. It would be equivalent to one player paying 2x buyin and doubling his/her chip stack. |
Clipper,
Would you also consider it a form of collusion if, when the game gets down to 5-6 players, 3 players avoid playing pots against one another? By this I mean, if one shows strength, the others fold, or they fold to each other's big blind, or don't bet against one another when in the same pot (with no other players). When the blinds are very high, such as 1/8th or more of the average stack, this would allow the players playing this way to survive and possibly move up in real money.
Linkslayer,
My friends used to play at a bar tournament where the payout for first averaged between $500-$650. They quit after a few months because they suspected 3 guys were colluding. I think they suspected a mixture of chip dumping and soft playing.
If it's not your tournament, I think your only option is to avoid a game where you suspect collusion. I've never run a tournament with more than 20 players--and I've never run a tournament with people who weren't also my friends--so I've never had to deal with your issue. I think that if it were my tournament, and I suspected collusion, I would make sure than none of the 3 played at the same table (if possible) initially. If possible, don't invite them back.
