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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteFish
Five players "swapping action" at a table against one whale is called collusion.
In a tournament, the colluders would obviously have a major +EV advantage by softplaying. But assuming they don't share hole cards, would the colluders have an edge in a cash game, and if so, how?
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Originally Posted by TripleBerryJam
When one of the pros stacks another they actually both lose $0, which is a terrible incentive.
You're basically splitting the fish's variance among 5 pros.
True, in a raked game, the pros should always fold to each other.
What they're doing is splitting the Whale's expected losses among each other equally. But the advantage is it allows them to play higher stakes.
The essence of my question is: If you have a bankroll to play X stakes, how much higher stakes could you afford to play by engaging in this type of staking?
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Originally Posted by Didace
Even just two players at the same table doing it is cheating.
In a cash game, how would the colluders have an edge?