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Shoot, not only do I notice the phenomenon, I try to encourage it as much as possible. Hey, as long as we can keep an "us vs them" pseudo-war going, not only do we have a fun table dynamic, but people might not be paying attention to my play.

Yeah, I don't mind when the pood sitting next to me decides to soft-play me because I'm on "his side," but that doesn't mean I return the favor.

And heck, by the end of a few-hour session, I often have the guy next to me showing me his hands when I'm not playing, which of course tells me a lot about what I need to do to beat him.