ADZ124/Empire2000 softplaying????

[MatthijsH]

exciting implications?

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In the right context (ie, previous history), I think this play is far from questionable. It isn't nearly as obv to raise the river as people seem to saying in this thread. That being said, it isn't like it's a standard hand IMO ... either something is going on or there's a lot of history between these two that's being factored in. Maybe ADZ doesn't think it's profitable to raise the river against Roman on this board with Roman's line for the risk/reward reasons mentioned earlier?

[muxplust]

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In the right context (ie, previous history), I think this play is far from questionable. It isn't nearly as obv to raise the river as people seem to saying in this thread. That being said, it isn't like it's a standard hand IMO ... either something is going on or there's a lot of history between these two that's being factored in. Maybe ADZ doesn't think it's profitable to raise the river against Roman on this board with Roman's line for the risk/reward reasons mentioned earlier?

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agreed

[Daliman]

I don't like ADZ, and I don't really know Roman, although I know he is a very good player, and I've never seen him doing anything untoward, but I gotta admit, this hand, along with the fact that ADZ is playing on his ChrisChun acct is VERY sketchy IMHO. Kinda surprised more people didn't key on the chrischun correlation, really.

Also, if they were going to softplay, and therefore collude passively if not specifically actively, with the arrangement on the Chrischun acct it would seem extra obvious that they just resplit earnings after play so nothing looks untoward. So that's a point in the " It's just a really oddly played hand" camp.

[Stinger88]

I don't see how ADZ's play can be fine

[rica]

hahahahahhahahahaahahahahahah this hand is so funny hahahahahahahahhah is this all some kind of leveling? softplay at its best and people try to explain it

[selurah]

Hasn't Stars said numerous times that they don't care if people softplay each other headup. I though Twin had a whole group of high stakes players that he had an agreement with a while back when he played all the time. I personally think it is bull [censored] [censored], but if Stars doesn't care then what is the point of this thread b/c it doesn't matter either way.

[imabigdeal]

god c'mon, the only reason he would just call early in the hand would be to raise later on... and he didn't... and it aint like the board got that scary

[sqwisssssss]

i'm not sayin anything either way, but hasnt everyone played scenarios like this at least once in theyre lives? gut feeling? dont want to scare the guy off? then when the hands turn over, u feel like a real idiot.

so of course, the next time u flop top set on a straight board, u stack off to a straight. HA!

[Victor]

this is a pretty dumb way to softplay. why not just message him to fold when he raises?