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Originally Posted by Clipper 
Actually, when it gets down to 4-5 players, good players have sort of an unwritten agreement to collude. You will often see 2-3 players call a shortstack all-in, then check it down. From a terminology standpoint, this is called a "dry pot". They can't bet and fold the short stack (he/she is all-in), so there is no additional money to win. Also, they have strength in numbers, like a pack of bloodthristy wolves . . . lol. Their best chance to win is to check it down - one of them may catch runner-runner cards and win even if the short stack has a very good pocket pair. |
Yes. I wouldn't think of
this as collusion--just good strategy. I've played against a lot of couples who, if they make it to the final 3-5, I think unconsciously avoid one another. I also don't think of this as collusion, but from observation, it seems to give them an advantage--not to win the tournament so much as to move up in real money. I was just interested in your imput because the "collusion" my poker buddies suspected in that other game, as they described it, sounded like soft play to me. I had always thought of collusion in a b&m game as, as you describe, chip dumping.
Interesting input--thanks.
