I tell some guy I'm colluding. Is this OK?

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Telling someone you're colluding is 2-5% dumber than pounding your scrotum with a hammer.

[Ungoliant]

If you want to be an idiot and claim that you're cheating, it's stupid, but I see nothing wrong with it. Just don't come here whining about how much Stars' support is overreacting to your "joke" when your acccount is frozen. However, accusing an innocent player at the table of collusion is not cool at all. I would be extremely pissed if I was the BB here. Being accused of collusion is no joke. Even if he suffers no punishment from Stars, there are other people at the table who he may have to play against regularly in the future, who now think he's a colluder.

[Alobar]

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It is hilarious to see people taking the high moral ground by being abusive.

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Im not being abusive, im being honest.

Not only does it put you at risk for being penalized for colluding, its going to change the way people play their hands against you. The fact someone would voluntarily do this, is in a word "retarded".

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Sweet! If I knew it changed the way people played against me, I'd do it every tournament.

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yeah, cuz youd like for the fish to pay more attention and play better against you.

[Blowup Doll]

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Telling someone you're colluding is 2-5% dumber than pounding your scrotum with a hammer.

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Yeah, it's fun to watch idiots pound their scrotum with a hammer. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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It is hilarious to see people taking the high moral ground by being abusive.

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Im not being abusive, im being honest.

Not only does it put you at risk for being penalized for colluding, its going to change the way people play their hands against you. The fact someone would voluntarily do this, is in a word "retarded".

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Sweet! If I knew it changed the way people played against me, I'd do it every tournament.

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yeah, cuz youd like for the fish to pay more attention and play better against you.

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This is just bullshitting. There's no reason whatsoever to think the fish will play better against me because I said I was softplaying someone else. They're just as likely to play worse.

Getting the other guy in trouble is more of an issue. But he hasn't done anything obviously wrong. (Even if I genuinely am softplaying him, he hasn't necessarily done anything wrong). And Stars support aren't idiots, if it does go back to them it won't take them long to realise there was no cheating going on.

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It is hilarious to see people taking the high moral ground by being abusive.

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Im not being abusive, im being honest.

Not only does it put you at risk for being penalized for colluding, its going to change the way people play their hands against you. The fact someone would voluntarily do this, is in a word "retarded".

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Sweet! If I knew it changed the way people played against me, I'd do it every tournament.

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yeah, cuz youd like for the fish to pay more attention and play better against you.

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This is just bullshitting. There's no reason whatsoever to think the fish will play better against me because I said I was softplaying someone else. They're just as likely to play worse.

Getting the other guy in trouble is more of an issue. But he hasn't done anything obviously wrong. (Even if I genuinely am softplaying him, he hasn't necessarily done anything wrong). And Stars support aren't idiots, if it does go back to them it won't take them long to realise there was no cheating going on.

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BS. Most fish now adays have at least some clue as how to play poker. They just dont because it isnt as fun or they lack discipline. Why anger him and see whether or not he can step up his game some? You make him pay more attention, and he will play a better game, and its not just him, now you have the ENTIRE table watching you. And so what if that isnt true, you have to admit its a possibility, the same as stars biting and banning you account for colluding. Sure very unlikely but your actions raised it to an above 0% chance, which is -EV. What exactly were you trying to accomplish with it anyway? Im sure it didnt help your poker game any either, instead of focusing you are busy blathering away in the chat window. Again -EV

Also, you made this post asking if it was ok. Implying you werent really sure and you needed help from your peers. Every person here has said it was dumb, yet you defiently argue it. So basically this is just some kind of immature brag post? wow, you rock!!

Take it to BBV next time.

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It is hilarious to see people taking the high moral ground by being abusive.

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Im not being abusive, im being honest.

Not only does it put you at risk for being penalized for colluding, its going to change the way people play their hands against you. The fact someone would voluntarily do this, is in a word "retarded".

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Sweet! If I knew it changed the way people played against me, I'd do it every tournament.

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yeah, cuz youd like for the fish to pay more attention and play better against you.

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This is just bullshitting. There's no reason whatsoever to think the fish will play better against me because I said I was softplaying someone else. They're just as likely to play worse.

Getting the other guy in trouble is more of an issue. But he hasn't done anything obviously wrong. (Even if I genuinely am softplaying him, he hasn't necessarily done anything wrong). And Stars support aren't idiots, if it does go back to them it won't take them long to realise there was no cheating going on.

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BS. Most fish now adays have at least some clue as how to play poker. They just dont because it isnt as fun or they lack discipline. Why anger him and see whether or not he can step up his game some? You make him pay more attention, and he will play a better game, and its not just him, now you have the ENTIRE table watching you. And so what if that isnt true, you have to admit its a possibility, the same as stars biting and banning you account for colluding. Sure very unlikely but your actions raised it to an above 0% chance, which is -EV. What exactly were you trying to accomplish with it anyway? Im sure it didnt help your poker game any either, instead of focusing you are busy blathering away in the chat window. Again -EV

Also, you made this post asking if it was ok. Implying you werent really sure and you needed help from your peers. Every person here has said it was dumb, yet you defiently argue it. So basically this is just some kind of immature brag post? wow, you rock!!

Take it to BBV next time.

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Angering players does not make them play better. You know this.

Why do it? Somebody asked me a stupid question, so I gave a stupid answer. I don't play so many tables that I can't afford a few precious seconds to use the chat box. This wasn't a brag post, I don't see anything to brag about, apart from my world class play in the hand itself.