Team play in Poker? I want your opinion
Nov 19, 2008 1:33 am
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This is what I believe. In the Clan Battles and the Football leagues team play is the way to play. By this I don't mean being on messenger telling each other their hands or feeding chips. I mean the whole idea is to get your Clan or Football team to the final table. When you're heads up in a hand with your on team mate or mates don't raise or reraise them even if you have the nuts. But if you must raise only raise minimum. Now if you and another team mate and the other teams players are in the same hand , if you have it raise to let the others of your team know to get out. IF THERE'S NO TEAM PLAY IN POKER THEN WHY HAVE TEAMS OR CLAN BATTLE'S??? IT'S JUST ANOTHER TOURNEY AND HAS NO SPECIAL MEANING!!! I always thought this was a very cool deal. This is the only time you can play poker as a team and that is something special. And if money is the issue that you can't play as a team member because you need the money these are the wrong tourneys for you. Because the payout starts at a very low number usually around 5th or less is the average. There's a big differnce between collusion and playing as a team. This is why I have stopped playing Clan Battles and in the Football League. Because most of my team mates are young and can't grasp this concept of the game. I mean really, getting knocked out of a clan or league game early in by your own team mate. So please tell me what you think and don't hold back, let it all out.
Thanks for Your Time,
Sandy
P.S. As you can tell this is a subject that really pisses me off. And I would really like to get some Prorails opinions on this as well.
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It is a rule in the football games also.
No team play, can root, but each person is to try their best to win.
Although, I do agree there would be more point to it if the play was different to 'ordinary' private games..........
I agree with some of your comments. I try not to knockout my team mates, But you need the rules concerning team play . If the coaches think there was any collusion the team can be penalized. I am not a young player as I am 54. T he idea of our team play is to collect as many points as possible for the team.
Brucewhotex
I think that 1 sick fishy nailed it - for me, clan or team play is about having other folks to cheer on when I'm not in a hand... but when I play, I play to win - and I think that is the way most folks look at it.
Like jonnie said, it would be interesting to actually "play partners" or something, but when all is said and done, it's about the last player standing...
What you are suggesting is soft play, which is against the rules of most poker sites, at FTP and PS for sure.
I have watched the world cup (I think it is called) on tv and while they play as a team, they all are out to win. I may not necessarily want to knock out my teammates, just like in a regular game I may not want to knock out a friend, but I will take anyone's chips.
It really sucks to get KO'd by a teammate.
BUT, you know what? I would REALLY be pissed if I found out that my teammate softplayed the nuts to deliberately keep me in the game.
Now, on the other hand, I have witnessed some teammates make HUGE bets HU to knock me off a hand when they have me outchipped and they hold nothing in their hand and calling would put me all in. That kinda play really aggravates me...........
To intentionally go easy on a player (e.g. not betting or raising against him when you usually would).
U PLAY FOR YOURSELF FIRST THEN THE TEAM U REPRESENT. U DONT FOLD TO A TEAM MATE.
ITS CLANS BUT IF U WIN THEN YOUR CLAN WON
See rule #6 at... http://w.fulltiltpoker.com/siteRules.php
and see rule #9 at... http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/rules/
As for events like the RailBird Clan League and the Clan Challenges I always explain it like the Olympics, every event and every player are expected to do their very best WITHIN THE RULES OF THE GAME. It is only their finishs that are added together for a Team score.
If you are doing anything other then playing your very best individual game within ALL the rules of poker and the poker sites then YOU ARE A CHEATER!