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Originally Posted by tuccotrading
To me, sweating (as in watching, perhaps with the intent of later discussion) is ok. Wives, husbands, and friends often "sweat" a player.
However, giving a player advise on how to play a hand that is in progress is not ok. Asking for advise in the middle of a hand is not ok. This is what I think is meant by "One Player To A Hand."
I have heard some say that internet poker is different than live poker and that "ghosting" is ok. That is not my thought or belief. "One Player To A Hand."
Yeah good point.
I mean, if my dog/turtle/wife/baby/8yo brother/whatever sweats me, does anyone at the table feel cheated ? Unless my turtle 16-tables and crushes 25bb/100 at 5KNL over 2M hands and somehow communicates me with telepathy, it does not give me an advantage.
Now if My high-stakes friend sweats me but doesn't make a sound or indicate anything while I play, it doesn't matter either.
The point where it is unethical is when the guy sweating is giving you advice.
Now if the person giving you advice gives you bad advice, then it's probably good for your opponents that he is sweating you. Of course, whether he is giving good or bad advice can't be known by the other party.
I think it becomes unethical at the point where the sweater either gives information of any kind to the player, or has a part in the decision making progress.