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IMO if your opponents don't recognize your handle, every one of your proposed scenarios is fine, 0.0 badness has been achieved

However, if you are against an opponent who recognizes you, and thinks you are the only one who's previously played on your handle, then

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*You are friends with a top poker pro and he is at your house critiquing your play and giving advice for ongoing hands. He expects no compensation.


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0.2 units of bad

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*Same as above but he gives feedback only when you are not actively in a hand.

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0.05

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*Your online poker pro friend plays for a few hours on your account. He utilizes reads on players he has played before.

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0.3

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*You get deep into a tournament and your friend takes over completely. He expects no compensation.

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0.5

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*Same as above, but you contact a pro who wants 50% of winnings.

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0.5

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*Three novices pool their money to enter a Saturday-night tournament. They huddle around a computer and make decisions based on consensus.

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0.2

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*Same as above but with three pros.

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0.2 (however it's much more likely opponents will recognize the handle and assume it's a certain player)

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*Taylor Caby makes a video for cardrunners.com in which he points out a certain player's weakness. A CR member sees the video and is later able to profitably utilize the read when he finds himself at the same table as the player in the video.

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0.05

btw, I would add 0.1 to all of these simply because the player is playing poker in the first place.