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COLLUSION at its best

SummerjadeSummerjade Member Posts: 129
edited February 2013 in Poker Chat
cash bubble for 88.00 of a 5k bh sat player 1 in bb with 55 (or so he says) player 2 in sb with bout 16k only 1k or less 4 her to call and put him all in and this happens, 

player1> plz fold 
player 2> k10
player 1> 55
player 1 has won the hand 

then i bubble 2 hands later !! opinions pls
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  • ste1722ste1722 Member Posts: 299
    edited February 2013
    about time you did something about this sky..... what more do you need to ban these people
  • 18AND5TIME18AND5TIME Member Posts: 481
    edited February 2013
    cant be allowed to go on, how can they say this in a chat box for all to see. people are leaving the site for less reasons than this. C'MON SKY, sort this out please
  • minxymoominxymoo Member Posts: 201
    edited February 2013
    Very wrong and makes a mockery of the site if this is to be ignored !!
  • billybootsbillyboots Member Posts: 1,197
    edited February 2013
    In Response to COLLUSION at its best:
    cash bubble for 88.00 of a 5k bh sat player 1 in bb with 55 (or so he says) player 2 in sb with bout 16k only 1k or less 4 her to call and put him all in and this happens,   player1 /> plz fold   player 2> k10 player 1> 55 player 1 has won the hand   then i bubble 2 hands later !! opinions pls
    Posted by Summerjade
    ................Hope these players are suitably ashamed and punished............it's a tough enough task to win fairly never mind having this to contend with...................:(
  • BorinLonerBorinLoner Member Posts: 3,863
    edited February 2013
    More information would be needed to determine whether this was actual collusion or not. It depends alot on the stack sizes of every player still involved, their positions at the table/tables and the size of the blinds relative to the stacks.

    You also say that the player had to call for 1k more but you don't say how that relates to the blinds. If the blinds are 100/200, then 1k is alot. If the blinds are 2k/4k then 1k is not alot. You also don't know what the actual hands were.

    The idea that the player folded just because they were asked to is not something that can be proven. They may have just been determined not to play another hand, knowing that they're guaranteed to win a seat.

    More information needed before we can condemn people.
  • u_owe_meu_owe_me Member Posts: 5
    edited February 2013

    how can sky only offer jade her buy in back, she'd played a tourney( mini sat ) to get into the main sat, she'd played that sat an should have been gtd a seat, if the play had gone right its a no brainer for any poker player with a massive stack to shove on the short stack at the bubble, then it woulda been a race between 2 players with her not in the hand and still sitting with 7000 at that point, even if the short stack wins that race jade on the other table woulda still had more chips than him

  • FCHDFCHD Member Posts: 3,178
    edited February 2013
    And, even if we believe you, there needs to be evidence.

    Contact customer care with the details of the event and time it happened, and they can then check the logs.
  • u_owe_meu_owe_me Member Posts: 5
    edited February 2013


    how can sky only offer jade her buy in back, she'd played a tourney( mini sat ) to get into the main sat, she'd played that sat an should have been gtd a seat, if the play had gone right its a no brainer for any poker player with a massive stack to shove on the short stack at the bubble, then it woulda been a race between 2 players with her not in the hand and still sitting with 7000 at that point, even if the short stack wins that race jade on the other table woulda still had more chips than him

  • SummerjadeSummerjade Member Posts: 129
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: COLLUSION at its best:
    More information would be needed to determine whether this was actual collusion or not. It depends alot on the stack sizes of every player still involved, their positions at the table/tables and the size of the blinds relative to the stacks. You also say that the player had to call for 1k more but you don't say how that relates to the blinds. If the blinds are 100/200, then 1k is alot. If the blinds are 2k/4k then 1k is not alot. You also don't know what the actual hands were. The idea that the player folded just because they were asked to is not something that can be proven. They may have just been determined not to play another hand, knowing that they're guaranteed to win a seat. More information needed before we can condemn people.
    Posted by BorinLoner
    blinds were 1k 2k he was on bb 4 2k and had about 1k left over if that, player who folded had around 16k+ so was less than 1 blind 4 them to call with live crds
  • SummerjadeSummerjade Member Posts: 129
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: COLLUSION at its best:
    And, even if we believe you, there needs to be evidence. Contact customer care with the details of the event and time it happened, and they can then check the logs.
    Posted by FCHD
    what more evidence do u need 4 collusion its in the chat
  • FCHDFCHD Member Posts: 3,178
    edited February 2013
    You need to contact customer care, with the date/time and name of the tournament. Then they can sort it for you
  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,642
    edited February 2013


    Hi Gina,

    I have seen this sort of thing more and more just recently on Sky Poker and it should be acted on and eradicated ASAP IMO. There is a lot more players saying 'check this down' in chat while hand is in play when others are all in or very short on other tables.

    Sky Poker barred players without the equivalent BR from railing the chat boxes at the cash table recently. So, why can they not LOCK the chat box in tournaments while hand is in play? I have seen this on other sites so should not be too hard to install.

    I hope you get this sorted, but I am guessing you will not be informed of any outcome.
  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited February 2013
    Looks like blatent collusion to me.  I would of called if I was bb with any two just to be awkward!
  • HiJokerHiJoker Member Posts: 53
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: COLLUSION at its best:
    Hi Gina, I have seen this sort of thing more and more just recently on Sky Poker and it should be acted on and eradicated ASAP IMO. There is a lot more players saying 'check this down' in chat while hand is in play when others are all in or very short on other tables. Sky Poker barred players without the equivalent BR from railing the chat boxes at the cash table recently. So, why can they not LOCK the chat box in tournaments while hand is in play? I have seen this on other sites so should not be too hard to install . I hope you get this sorted, but I am guessing you will not be informed of any outcome.
    Posted by MAXALLY
    What so everyone has 0.5 seconds to talk inbetween hands?
  • BorinLonerBorinLoner Member Posts: 3,863
    edited February 2013

    One player saying "plz fold" and the other playing folding does not, on its own, constitute collusion. You've no idea what the larger stacks intentions were before the chat and they can't be compelled to shove just to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

    As for the stacks, usually you would expect the bigger stack to just move all-in in that situation. However, it's not at all unusual for a player in a satellite to just lock-up and refuse to get involved any further if they perceive that they are guaranteed a seat. There's nothing wrong with that approach and in fact it is frequently the right thing to do. This may be an extreme example but on the other hand if they get involved here and lose 3k, they have just sacrificed an entire orbit's worth of chips.

    Whether this fold was strategically the right play or not, as I said, depends on the other stacks, positions, etc. They certainly have the right to do so, though.

    Based on this chat alone, I would be surprised if any action was taken by customer care. I would think it would be wrong to do so, in truth. The chat might seem inappropriate but it is not evidence of cheating.

  • BorinLonerBorinLoner Member Posts: 3,863
    edited February 2013

    The "Let's just check this down" thing is alot worse, in my opinion. Discussing taking a particular action in order to disadvantage a third party is quite different to one player asking another to fold, and that player subsequently doing so.

    The first is clear and deliberate collusion. The second can have many explanations and may or may not be a direct result of the request.

  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited February 2013
    I agree with Borin. If it's collusion then it's bad but I don't think there's evidence. If I shoved on the bubble of a sat, I'd really want the player to fold regardless of my hand, I might even choose to type it (unlikely) but I wouldn't expect it to have any impact on what they actually do.
  • percival09percival09 Member Posts: 3,804
    edited February 2013
    obv collusion. little evidence. this world sucks :-)
  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited February 2013
    My only thing is this. If it was collusion, like say I was doing it with a mate then...

    1) You'd chat on another format outside of Sky

    2) You'd already have agreed on it prior to the game starting so you wouldn't need to say 'fold plz' cos it's pretty obvious a guy with a bowl doesn't want to be called by a bigger stack on a satellite bubble.
  • shaun09shaun09 Member Posts: 1,606
    edited February 2013
    In Response to Re: COLLUSION at its best:
    My only thing is this. If it was collusion, like say I was doing it with a mate then... 1) You'd chat on another format outside of Sky 2) You'd already have agreed on it prior to the game starting so you wouldn't need to say 'fold plz' cos it's pretty obvious a guy with a bowl doesn't want to be called by a bigger stack on a satellite bubble.
    Posted by Lambert180
    Trust me, not every one thinks like that, Some people make cheating obvious and are very stupid :P EG, Red alert 2, i dunno if you know but you have to build a base then make dogs to scout areas which are black to un cover. Some people use a fog hack so they can see threw all black shroud. (cheating) but they still post a Screen Shot on the site if some one asks them too even tho it shows them hacking :
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