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Originally Posted by Desultory
Although this thread is regarding live players. 'Bumhunting' still exists in online poker. Even if not to the extent of befriending the biggest whales at the tables, as that would be impractical.
This type of immoral 'networking' (befriending) occurs in politics, in finance and I'm sure in a lot of other things. Befriending for personal gain and defriending when that gain has gone, is actually quite a common human behaviour. Ask yourself how many friends (not colleagues) you have that you don't like. We don't make friends with people unless they are providing us with something (entertainment etc).
Hi Desultory:
An interesting post, and I think I can say that this doesn't apply to me. That is I have no friends that I don't like, and those who I didn't like found this out very quickly.
On the other hand, the opposite is certainly true. I can think of a fair number of people who took advantage of what I had to offer and then essentially discarded me when what they needed was no more necessary.
I also think that this sort of approach is probably only short term successful and will only get you so far. As you rise the ladder of success, you'll run into smarter people who'll figure this sort of stuff out and your quick gain strategy will begin to fail.
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Regarding the online bumhunting (and maybe live aswell) - if online sites and casinos weren't so desperate to maximise their profits, and rakes weren't so ridiculously high, there is more incentive to sit and play with other professionals, but when you are losing money every time you sit with other professionals, its always going to be a game of who can sit with the biggest fool. AND that is the fault of the people providing the poker service - not the professionals.
Put another way, the best run poker rooms, and this includes the rake charge, are the ones that do the best. I think what you're describing here is incompetent management and it's commonplace throughout our industry.
Best wishes,
Mason