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Originally Posted by Lockes
All players were booking with maniac at 100%
Yes, anyone who is paying the slightest amount of attention is aware of it. I would guess that of the remaining 5 players, 3 of are fully aware of what is happening.
I'm curious why you think cross booking is so toxic leaves, in this case the maniac is going to play pretty much the same no matter what (occasionally he tightens up a little for brief periods, but he will almost always go on tilt and give it back)
Two people who are cross-booking with each other already have less incentive to try to win each other's money, which thwarts the objective of poker. They have incentive to play with each other for other people's money, and it affects the game play.
For example, A and B both have 50% of each other. C and D are aware that A and B both have 50% of each other. The pot is 10BB. All the cards are out, and it's limit poker. A has a strong hand and leads. B can now raise on a bluff knowing A led into three people and likely has a strong hand. And, this would purely be an EV decision. C now needs to worry about facing a cap just to see if their hand is strong enough to win. It certainly changes things. Now, think of the same problem, but only 15%. You'll still see that B has more incentive to bluff. A winning the pot is still a 15% win for B, and visa versa. Of course, A winning the pot is only an 85% win for A. But C and D have no such insurance policy if they lose the pot, and are hence at a disadvantage. They can only win by playing the best strategy for themselves. If you're trying to maximize profit while cross-booking, you're colluding even IF other players are fully aware and ignorant at math.
Last edited by leavesofliberty; 10-23-2017 at 10:21 AM.