[bernie]

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1. Is this unethical?
2. Is it standard in B&M games with "friends"?
3. If yes to #2, is this right?
4. What, if anything, should my buddy and I have done?



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1. Kind of.

2. Yes and some strangers who don't like to play pots HU do it also. There are many of these types usually in LL live games. They're just there for the casual play and to pass time.

3. As long as they're willing to show hands at the end to show they aren't colluding. The greater majority aren't colluding.

4. These players usually suck. They're missing out on alot of chips. I tend to enjoy it when they're near busting and kinda pissed when they'd have been in much better shape had they hard played their buds. No sympathy from me at that point.

It used to bother me a bit. Then I found that these types of players are usually pretty profitable to have in the game.

You can't really force anyone to hardplay.

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