[Truthiness24]

Buying short and ratholing is unquestionably +EV in NLO8 if you know what you're doing. That's why people do it.

It's a mixed bag in PLO8 unless you're at a table full of LAGtards and can consistently get your $$ in PF.

As for "unethical," that's in the eye of the beholder. It certainly isn't illegal or against the rules. It isn't any more unethical than buying in for a million dollars in a 1/2 NL game where everyone has $100 and you just bully everyone to death.

The fact of the matter is that people who imply that it's unethical just don't like it because it cuts into their edge. If it helped you to win more money, you would never complain about "ethics."

That said, yes, this is why NLO8 is such a stupid game. But hey, if you know that it's stupid, don't play.