Re: Bill Chen accused of collusion?
During one of my hu matches, one of Bill's friends (Matt Hawrilenko) was at the next table and we got to talking about the situation. Apparently Bill had the tournament director over there and made 100% sure it was alright before doing anything. So he clearly did nothing wrong. That said, I don't really think it's something that should be allowed as it clearly affects the EV of the other players playing at the next table. Normally deals involve all remaining players, and imo those are the only ones that should be allowed. Deals that affect 3rd parties EVs seem like they should never be allowed. Side note: Supposedly Chen's deal is also the reason why deals were disallowed in the HU event.
Steve
P.S. To clarify slightly: I don't have any problems with trading %s when hu in a shootout or in the hu event, as long as the match is still played out. It's the choosing a person to advance to the next round part that seems somewhat wrong to me.
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