Players having pieces of others in cash games
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Been talking with a couple of buddies of mine about a situation we encounter. It's a 10 handed cash game where one of the players sometimes has a piece of some of the other players. The number of staked players and the size of the piece varies. It may be up to 3 players and the amount is between 25-50%.
So you may have a 10 handed game where he has a piece of 3 other players with 25% of one and 50% of the other 2.
We've been discussing whether or not it's -EV to play in this game and whether it's +EV for someone to have that situation.
A typical situation is 3 handed pot with you, the staker and a guy he has 50% of. Is it correct to assume he's winning/losing 150% every time you win or lose a pot. 100% when he wins and 50% when his guy wins, and vice versa. And if so, does that give him an edge?
The assumption is no collusion at all. It's strictly a question of whether or not he has an edge in the game. Comments appreciated.
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