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RR, it's common knowledge about the Asian coluders up there in Blackhawk

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Just like it's common knowledge that online poker is rigged, and that aces never hold up in a loose, low limit game.

While I agree that the English only rule should be enforced more strictly, I really don't think there's much collusion going on. It's just another excuse the fish use for why they are losing. Most of the Asian players are so bad that they would lose even if they were colluding. Complaining about the loose play is silly. It's the only thing that makes a low limit game with too much rake even marginally beatable. Yes, it makes for a lot of variance. That's why you need a bankroll.

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Asian player gets pocket kings... he tells his buddy to cap it. Buddy helps him cap to the turn and MUCKS on last bet before cap on THE TURN (before river).

This my friend is collusion... and it happens all the time at The Lodge (actually this particular hand was at The Station when the three Asian buddy's sat in my 3-5 game and did this over and over again - I almost duked it out with one of them after he got pissed when I called him out)

Another time at the Lodge... an older Asian gent gave the old "thumbs up" to his buddy in the 5th seat and guess what Cap-u-chino... old man showed down Aces and won a huge pot.

Let me explain collusion plain and simple. If you tell or signal an accomplice to raise in order to build a pot for your big hand ITS COLLUSION!

When Whitey is not in the hand... I've seen flopped boats checked down to the river.

It happens way too much at The Lodge. The dealers know it, the management know it - if they say they don't they're either idiots or liars.

The Asians tip well and feed the slots so obviously there is a monetary incentive to keep them up there.