That reminds me of another related and important situation to address … collusion. The kinda stuff that goes far beyond \”table talk\” (which, imho, there is too much of in Dallas/Poker these days). I received the following email from a Dallas area poker room operator last month:
Hey there. I have a question for ya.
It has been brought to my attention that 2 players are \”playing\” together. Had I not wondered the same before, I may not be so concerned. How would you handle? (I hate to accuse someone of such unless I am correct…) Help…?
Indeed, this is a difficult situation to deal with. Would like to know more details about what is being observed by whom.
Michele wrote something about it in her pre-Pokerati life — saying sit-n-gos and short-handed cash tables are where this sorta cheating most frequently takes place online. But as it pertains to identifying collusion in live games — and taking action against it as a poker room — there is much to say and a lot of gray areas to tread in. (Any houseguy\’s primary objective, of course, should be to keep his game good, clean, fresh and fair.)
The above situation is complex, however. Considering that you could be playing in a dirty game, perhaps some readers would like to weigh in with thoughts on the matter?