You can't really do anything about *******s who soft-play each other to the end. They exist all over the poker landscape and aren't going anywhere. All you can do is adjust.
But then there's this:
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Originally Posted by klezmaniac
A admits that if I call B's raise, then he is re-raising.
Of course, they didn't actually do it during this hand, so these are just words, but doing this is outright cheating.
Personally, I think it's up to the host to handle it. This kind of stuff should not be allowed in any well-run game. Go to the host first and see if there are any remedies. If not, you have a few options:
1. Play back with the knowledge that they're whipsawing you. I don't really advise this because they're decent players, from your description. But with bad players who cheat like this, they're actually throwing away twice as much money, so collect it and be happy.
2. Call them out on it at every opportunity. Every hand they're in together, call their actions what they are. "Oh, here we go, Team Cheat is going to raise again." Make sure every other player at the table knows they're cheaters who play as a team. This will make it a lot harder for them to get away with it, and other players may get upset and speak up too. This option kinda borders on fomenting a mutiny. If the host has their back, you may get yourself uninvited. It may instead be better to …
3. Vote with your feet. Refuse to play in a game where the host allows players to cheat. This is the simplest and most effective option.