Staked players in a game with the staker

[DrVanNostrin]

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An analogy is a 3 handed game where two of the other players are on the same bankroll. Rather than colluding by forcing you out of pots, they can just "best hand" you. They have an edge on you in that scenario.

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If they're not working together and they're not better players they don't have an edge here. Their combined edge is the same as it would be if they were playing on seperate rolls.