Card room ethics question

[benkahuna]

I was playing in a card room recently with a very drunk, pissed at the world, off duty LAG dealer.

The dealer played a hand specifically in a manner to make me lose money in the hand and told me that was his intention. It wasn't some ploy to mess with me to win the hand and his action was consistent with his stated intentions. For the sake of the discussion, even if you find this idea implausible, just assume I'm correct because this is a question about ethics, not the particular situation that spawned the question.

The setup.

3 players in hand.

Angry dealer, me, and another guy acting in that order.

On the flop (big pot, capped preflop):

Dealer guy checks. I check. Other guy bets. Dealer raises. I call. Other guy raises, dealer reraises. Dealer says he's not going to the win the hand, but that he wants to punish me and make sure that I lose the maximum losing the hand as well.

Turn: Same deal.

Check, check, bet, raise, call, reraise, reraise. I fold here because I don't like the action given the board texture any longer.


Does acting in a hand to specifically cause someone to lose money violate standard card room rules/ethics when you don't have a chance of making your hand?