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 Originally Posted by euphoricism
Is it a bit rude? Sure. But poker is a rude game. Is it illegal? Nah. Definitely not written in any rulebook. Is it "unethical", nah. Its hard to be unethical in a game where the single sole objective is to literally and directly profit from your opponents mistakes.
This is true in a heads-up pot in a cash game, but in three-way pots it's very easy for two players to collude with each other in such a way that they're both +EV and the third player is -EV. It's even easier in donkaments.
Example: You're on the button with 1000 chips with 4 players left in a donk-and-go with the standard Top 3 payout structure. SB has 1000 chips, BB and UTG both have 4000 chips. UTG folds, you go all-in and while SB is deciding, BB shows his 23o. It's not hard to see why BB's actions directly cost you EV.
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