Busting your friends?

[HoldemPokerPlyr]

When you're are in a game you have to be able to bust anyone. I don't care if your girlfriend is Pamela Anderson. If you want to play poker, you have to be able to bust anyone at the table without feeling bad for them.

-HoldemPokerPlyr

[bernie]

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If we play heads up we make a lot of move against eachother and it looks odd to the table... usually gives the other players a bad vibe and scares off the Donkeys

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I've rarely seen this to be the case in reality. But I guess it sounds good when you say it.

b

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The problem becomes this... we know eachothers play so well... we would end up calling eachother down on the river with middle pair, A high, ect... and other players feel we are cheating and/or much better player than we actually are.

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Lame. Again, I've rarely ever seen this effect in a game to even consider it. But still, it sounds good.

First, you're giving others too much credit for actually watching your game and how you play.

2nd. The thing that would tip them off is if you got it HU (primarily postflop) and checked it down with less than stellar hands. Betting into eachother HU doesn't make them paranoid it shows that you will play hard against everyone.

3rd. You are cheating by signalling your buddy to fold. How do you think that will go over if someone catches your little 'eye wave'?

4th. No winning player that I know that plays worth a crap thinks they have enough of an edge in a game that they can fore-go bets to a bud during a hand. Unless, of course, there is a reason you can fore-go those bets...

And that reason isn't to keep a game loose.

b

I play with 10-15 guys every Wednesday and consider most of them to be pretty good friends of mine. I can honestly say that there is nothing that I would rather do than beat my good friends. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[ZenMusician]

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...waived...

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...Drink bear, watch NE loose to San Diego

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You people are arguing with someone who cannot spell
"wave", "beer" and "lose"

This little boy has never been in a cardroom in his life.

-ZEN

[brick]

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We don't cheat, we don't collude

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By doing this you are colluding and cheating because you're influencing how the game will play out in the future.

1) Now you have a lot less chips in front of you than you would have had you busted him.
2) He would much more likely to go on tilt after his KK was cracked.
3) He appears to be a player who can make huge laydowns or make huge bluffs.

I'd say no harm no foul. If you had taken his money maybe he'd be pissed at you the rest of the trip and that would suck. Also if you make it known you two know each other I don't see a big deal in that as well. GF/BF's sitting next to each other usually advertise this and it's not that big a deal. usually one is way worse than the other and that'll iron out any "teaming" up issues.

[bernie]

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GF/BF's sitting next to each other usually advertise this and it's not that big a deal. usually one is way worse than the other and that'll iron out any "teaming" up issues.


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Except in this case one is discreetly signalling the other.

b

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..."waive off my buddy with my eyes"...


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I see you doing this, I'm following you in the parking lot and kicking your and your friend's nuts. Think about that, you *%&#@^x.

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[Victor]

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..."waive off my buddy with my eyes"...


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I see you doing this, I'm following you in the parking lot and kicking your and your friend's nuts. Think about that, you *%&#@^x.

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you are just as retarded as him. checking it down with friends hu is no big deal (to the rest of the table) and is NOT colluding unless in a tournament.

this is actually very common among regulars and has no effect on their opponents ev.

op should be criticized for failing to max his earn but not for cheating.

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you are just as retarded as him. checking it down with friends hu is no big deal (to the rest of the table) and is NOT colluding unless in a tournament.

this is actually very common among regulars and has no effect on their opponents ev.

op should be criticized for failing to max his earn but not for cheating.


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Sorry you feel that way.

Anywhere I've ever played, anyone I've ever played with, would/will tell you exactly what I told him. You nod your head, wink, or any other thing that tells me you're signalling your partner/friend/bud, that's collusion. Collusion is cheating. If my money is on the table and you cheat, you're gonna get your nuts kicked. Period.

And I really couldn't possibly care less if you think I'm retarded.