Stud8 - Is this Collusion?

[Raxxmataxx]

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Cooperative betting strategy in a three way pot is an element of good poker, not collusion.

[/ QUOTE ]I think you need to look up the definition of "collusion", because that is it.

Thing is, especially in split-pot games, the best non-cooperative strategies are going to be equivivalent to the collusive strategies.

So raising here is fine, *if* it's done simply trying to max individual expectation without any agreement. If on the other hand they signaled, or had some sort of agreement about how to play these hands, that would be cheating.

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Even so, this was just a normal c/r on Five to eliminate a better high hand. Normal.

[/ QUOTE ]Agreed.