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Suppose you're at a table playing a game and an opponent who is weaker than you asks for some advice. Would you give that opponent good advice or bad advice?
You can give
good advice without giving the
best advice (I'm assuming a post-hand analysis...not talk during a hand). If a player lacks some fundamentals then I would tell them those without trying to sneak in 'bad advice'.
Think of it this way:
Con:
1)He gets better (which makes him less exploitable)
Pro:
1) He gets better and so amasses more chips. if you can play better than the fundamentals you're in a good spot to take all of that off of him in one go instead of having to take it from all other players piece by piece. (A really weak player is a crap-shoot. The reg at the table that gets good cards first takes his chips.)
2) He'll be more friendly towards you - i.e. he's less likely to pull really nasty move on you.
3) If he follows your advice you now know how he plays and you can play against him perfectly in that spot in future hands
4) If he wins big in the session he might buy you a beer afterwards