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Originally Posted by smoothcriminal99
It’s not like this is a 9handed sit n go. They can’t be entering an event this size with the intent of playing solely as a team due to the sheer amount of tables. If every friends/roommates/couple was not allowed to enter the same tournament because of the possibility of being on the same table it would be disasterous for any player to socialize in the community. Think of how many people would actually be able to play the main event if what you are implying is true. It would go from a 7k field to 5 antisocial poker players. Can you honestly say that you entered a tournament in the last year where you do not have a good friend/roomate/girlfriend/family member/someone you swapped or bought action from that entered also?
If you tell your friend that if you get 1st and 2nd no matter what chipping pre tournament, then you're a team, and you're cheating. If you tell your friend, I"m gonna get first, and you're gonna get 2nd, let's still swap 10%, that's individuals still wanting to win. Normally that is nowhere the same level, but on occasion it is just as bad.
You don't ban people or penalize ones who haven't done wrong. These 2 did, it's obvious to anyone who actually watched the stream and isn't looking at highlights. And this is a unique situation that nobody wants to be a part of.
And for the person who said what if they break up, then they still colluded together 3 handed. If their intention is to hide that they are together, for the purposes of colluding against each other, then they, or whoever tries to hide it, are not the "Ambassador Professionals" for the game that some people are claiming, and need to penalized for it. If it's disqualification so be it.
If these people feel they did nothing wrong, then they want what's good for themselves. If they see that this isn't something that should be going on, then they want what's good for the game. Sounds simple
And who do we want coming into the game? The recreational amateur, or the couples and groups that think they can play together and win together. This should be something we try to combat, not try to justify with the old, " Everybody does it"