Originally Posted by
Zab
First off its unethical to talk about a hand during the hand. That goes without saying.
HOWEVER, you are talking about collusion, 2 guys getting together to try and create an advantage.
Collusion is an agreement between two or more persons, sometimes illegal and therefore secretive, to limit open competition by deceiving, misleading, or defrauding others of their legal rights, or to obtain an objective forbidden by law typically by defrauding or gaining an unfair advantage
Was there an unfair advantage if gimme did fold? No. Did you win the hand and win twice as much by him staying in? Yes. Did he actually do what he 'said he was going to do' - NO.
I think its not ethical and you shouldn't talk about your hand while you are in the hand, but it's a stretch to say they were colluding.