Soft Play (Collusion) in Tournaments

[DeadMoneyWalking]

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Don't dance around the issue, don't give them a chance to "change a little" to avoid embarasing the card room manager with their more obvious moves. That's silly. You have to take decisive and firm action. Understand you should have never let this get started to begin with. This will make it even more uncomfortable to deal with now but that is the breaks. You have to protect your card room.

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No need for this hardline on softplay. I don't think any poker room in the coutnry could stay in business if it tried to eliminate all forms of it. Softplay is like holding in football, it happens all the time and is just a question of how much the refs will tolerate.

I suggest the OP gradually escalate the actions taken against the team.

1. Post signs saying that no softplay or collusion is allowed.

2. Give verbal warnings at the table so everyone can hear.

3. Signal to dealers to expose hands when one of the blatant softpalys occurs so everyone can see.

4. Impose ten minute or so penalties on those who are found.

5. Suspensions for those who insist on their right to softplay.