In an earlier entry in this “Casino Poker for Beginners” series of articles, I explained how agreements between friends to soft play each other — a practice called collusion — is unethical, against the rules, and a form of cheating. But there’s another form of collusion that frequently crops up spontaneously at the poker table between strangers. It is just as wrong as the planned variety, though those who do it often aren’t aware of that fact.
Let me tell you the story of the first time this happened to me.
It was in 2006, at the Hilton (now known as “The LVH”) poker room.