B&M - Local Collusion or just dumb?

[johnd13]

So I'm in New Orleans on business and find out there is a $100+15 MTT freezeout @ Harrah's the next morning. So I make it to the final two tables and by now I'm the only non local in the game. These guys all know each other and obviously play a lot together.....we are at an increase in payout bubble and then a hand comes up that struck me as odd...


Blinds 5K/10K with 500 ante. UTG has 12K left and goes all, it folds around to BB. He has about 80K in chips left , about avg chip counnt. So there is 32K in the pot (10K of which is his in the BB). SO it will cost him 2K to call..the SOB folds looks at me (short stacked with 36K in chips) and smiles..


WTF? Is there any reason you can think of for the BB to fold that hand?