Re: Is This Collusion?
That's a tough call. I see it all the time, and I hate it, but I'm not sure it's collusion. The question (which you'll never be able to answer) is "are they raising because they're playing normally until they're heads-up, or are they raising in order to become heads-up.
In the AA guy's defence, if he and the straight-draw guy always check it down he'll feel somewhat obligated to do so even with a strong hand.
If it was really collusion one of them would probably have be the river so you never get to see the cards.
I don't think I'd play in this game. If you accuse them of colluding there's hard feelings all around, and if you keep it to yourself you're always gonna wonder. I can always find a more profitable game online, so the "hard feelings" problem carries more weight than it used to (i.e. I'm really there to relax and enjoy - if I'm hunting I'll go home and fire up the computer).
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