Team poker - what's acceptable and what is not?

[TightEnd]

Having read the various views here mine is as follows

Allow team play (soft against a team mate) but NOT electronic communication during an event..MSN/PM/text etc...this is down to individual's conscieneces of course as it is impossible to police

[Graham C]

Having read the various views here mine is as follows

Allow team play (soft against a team mate) but NOT electronic communication during an event..MSN/PM/text etc...this is down to individual's conscieneces of course as it is impossible to police

[kinboshi]

I agree.

You have PM.

[Wardonkey]

Having read the various views here mine is as follows

Allow team play (soft against a team mate) but NOT electronic communication during an event..MSN/PM/text etc...this is down to individual's conscieneces of course as it is impossible to police

I think this is the most sensible solution.

[Ironside]

just a note for my team i will not be softplaying anyone

[kinboshi]

just a note for my team i will not be out-playing anyone

FYP

[b4matt]

just a note for my team i will not be softplaying anyone

I agree- its impossible to do without shafting yourself and the whole concept is about all the team playing to the best of there abilities surely, and then the best player from the winning team getting the seat?

Good luck all anyhow.... see you tonight.... muhhhhahhhahhahhahahahahah

[tantrum]

I have said it before and I'll say it again - the only way to hold a team competition is one player from each team at a series of sitngos - points awarded for finishing places.  A final table can be added if required same format but chips based on teams accumulated points.  Teams out of contention are eliminated from the competion.

Anything else is asking for trouble.

[Wardonkey]

For those that say they will not softplay in any circumstances, please imagine this situation.


3 handed at the end of the last tournament, you have a huge chip lead over the 2 remaining players one of whom is on your team.

The points situation is such that your team need to finish 1st and 2nd to win the league, the individual positions cannot be affected.

You're on the big blind and your team-mate pushes, the other guy folds.


Are you really going to call? Even if you're so dead set against soft play that you can't pass your aces are you telling me that the situation does not affect your calling range?


It's not the same game, the rules need to be different.

[KingPoker]

Perhaps if poker players in this team event particapted more in sports like rugby they would understand its not all about me, me, me. Its about the good of the team, i dont care if its unfair to the other side, as long as the team im in comes top- im not purely playing to stab my teammates in the back to get a seat in the live tourney!!!

P.S to my teammates, im gonna be soft playing my arse off tonight if needs be!!!

[kinboshi]

Perhaps if poker players in this team event particapted more in sports like rugby they would understand its not all about me, me, me. Its about the good of the team, i dont care if its unfair to the other side, as long as the team im in comes top- im not purely playing to stab my teammates in the back to get a seat in the live tourney!!!

P.S to my teammates, im gonna be soft playing my arse off tonight if needs be!!!

It's also about me as well as the team though.  Your team can do well, but it also looks at individual scores to decide who wins the prizes.

As Wardonkey said, of course people will soft-play in certain circumstances.  If you're in the SB are you going to be raising a team mate's BB?  If you're the BB, are you going to be re-raising the SB's raise?  Sharing card information and the like is beyond what I'd consider acceptable (although unpoliceable), but general tactics to ensure that you try to avoid confrontations with a team member is surely what this event is all about?

Or am I lacking moral fibre?

[KingPoker]

Perhaps if poker players in this team event particapted more in sports like rugby they would understand its not all about me, me, me. Its about the good of the team, i dont care if its unfair to the other side, as long as the team im in comes top- im not purely playing to stab my teammates in the back to get a seat in the live tourney!!!

P.S to my teammates, im gonna be soft playing my arse off tonight if needs be!!!

It's also about me as well as the team though.  Your team can do well, but it also looks at individual scores to decide who wins the prizes.

As Wardonkey said, of course people will soft-play in certain circumstances.  If you're in the SB are you going to be raising a team mate's BB?  If you're the BB, are you going to be re-raising the SB's raise?  Sharing card information and the like is beyond what I'd consider acceptable (although unpoliceable), but general tactics to ensure that you try to avoid confrontations with a team member is surely what this event is all about?

Or am I lacking moral fibre?

How can you be lacking moral fibre, what you described there is exactly how a team poker event HAS to be played.

[Wardonkey]

It's also about me as well as the team though.  Your team can do well, but it also looks at individual scores to decide who wins the prizes.

It's not impossible to agree with your team to alter the payouts to mitigate against this and encourage teamwork.

[AndrewT]

Tonight's going to be very interesting.

[KingPoker]

Tonight's going to be very interesting.

can i just ask how u r planning to play tonights game andrew, soft play or not?