Super sat for WPT on Thursday night.
Two players (blinds I think) check a small unraised pot (400 I think) all the way to river. Board shows AKQJx. No possible flush.
Both players check. Then players show 10x and the pot is chopped.
The players seemed to know each other well enough but there was no particular reason to think that they were colluding or soft playing until this point.
There are a few mutterings around the table and the dealer calls the TD and quickly asks... is there a rule for checking the nuts on the river. TD says no.
First player asks what the fuss is and it is explained to him (by UTG) that his action is not being questioned. Both players start to make comments like... what's the point? I'm only getting called to chop etc. etc. making nothing of it.
I want to emphasise again that I don't think that there was anything really sinister here. Maybe the BB just had a brain fart and didn't bet. But I am curious as to what players think should be the ruling here.
My own opinion is that it is not enough to do nothing. I think that the players (or at least the BB) should have been immediately moved to new tables because there is no other word for this than collusion - even if it is tacit collusion - even unconscious collusion.
Perhaps there should also be a penalty - like one round - for the BB?
Any views?
Two players (blinds I think) check a small unraised pot (400 I think) all the way to river. Board shows AKQJx. No possible flush.
Both players check. Then players show 10x and the pot is chopped.
The players seemed to know each other well enough but there was no particular reason to think that they were colluding or soft playing until this point.
There are a few mutterings around the table and the dealer calls the TD and quickly asks... is there a rule for checking the nuts on the river. TD says no.
First player asks what the fuss is and it is explained to him (by UTG) that his action is not being questioned. Both players start to make comments like... what's the point? I'm only getting called to chop etc. etc. making nothing of it.
I want to emphasise again that I don't think that there was anything really sinister here. Maybe the BB just had a brain fart and didn't bet. But I am curious as to what players think should be the ruling here.
My own opinion is that it is not enough to do nothing. I think that the players (or at least the BB) should have been immediately moved to new tables because there is no other word for this than collusion - even if it is tacit collusion - even unconscious collusion.
Perhaps there should also be a penalty - like one round - for the BB?
Any views?
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