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Originally Posted by MikeStarr
I dont have any problem with people swapping action or sharing a bankroll, as long as they aren't colluding during the game.
I haven't seen any evidence whatsoever of the guys I mentioned colluding at the table when they play together. The only people who complained were some old rich whales who dont understand how any of this stuff works.
They may or may not be willing to play more aggressively with draws and things like that knowing that their bankroll is double what it otherwise would be, but I dont see how that's any of anyone else's business....any more than its none of my business of one of the rich whales wants to play super aggro because he has more money than me. If they aren't colluding during hands, its fine.
The problem is that this incentivizes collusion. They might not even be colluding on purpose, but here's an example of what can happen. Buddy #1 opens CO, BU calls, and buddy #2 is sitting in the SB with T7s. Normally he would fold this, but deep down he knows that he really only needs to get BU to fold to make money, so he 3-bets. This is actually an extremely profitable 3-bet when CO and SB are sharing a bankroll, because BU is capped and folds often. SB isn't even necessarily trying to collude, he's just trying to make the most +EV play.