Backing and collusion in tournaments

[benfranklin]

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Is it possible to end players backing each other in the same tournament?

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No. If you prohibit it, the only players who will stop backing are the players who would not let the backing affect their play anyway. (When backing is outlawed, only outlaws will be backing.)

Detecting collusion is very hard unless it happens at a TV table, where officials can see the hole cards. If you collude and muck your hand, it's very difficult to detect. The idea of reviewing suspect hands in a big tournament is probably workable, but would add to the time and expense of putting on an event.

[lastsamurai]

It happens all the time..its more slow playing...