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Prior to each Online League game, please do this...
MintTrav:
--- Quote from: Waz1892 on April 04, 2011, 18:34:01 PM ---
I"m sure it happens...but soft play can be interpreted in various ways...
The difference in soft playing a hand...say checking back a probably winning hand vs a team mate is a whole lot different than telling said team mate in the chat (or FB or MSN, etc) i have 66 fold please.
I think that is the discussion that keeps coming around...Team Game vs "Legal" soft play.
--- End quote ---
I don"t see how Brian"s post could be interpreted like that. I read it as directing the players to a convenient place where they could see the team-list, so as not to attack their own team. As I understand it, no-one is suggesting that they are telling each other their hands, so what is wrong with that?
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 04, 2011, 18:20:01 PM ---
Its a team event, of course there will be soft playing between clubmates. Bravo to the more overt teams imho.
--- End quote ---
Totally agree with this. It is a team game. I encouraged soft play within our team last year and personally found ways of helping short-stacked team-mates on several occasions. The old points structure rewarded it so it would have been daft not to do so. The new structure doesn"t reward it so we prob won"t bother so much this time.
Waz1892:
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 04, 2011, 22:38:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: Waz1892 on April 04, 2011, 18:34:01 PM ---
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 04, 2011, 18:20:01 PM ---
Its a team event, of course there will be soft playing between clubmates. Bravo to the more overt teams imho.
--- End quote ---
I"m sure it happens...but soft play can be interpreted in various ways...
The difference in soft playing a hand...say checking back a probably winning hand vs a team mate is a whole lot different than telling said team mate in the chat (or FB or MSN, etc) i have 66 fold please.
I think that is the discussion that keeps coming around...Team Game vs "Legal" soft play.
--- End quote ---
Just to clarify......
What exactly is "Legal" softplay?
--- End quote ---
--- Quote from: MintTrav on April 04, 2011, 23:41:02 PM ---
--- Quote from: Waz1892 on April 04, 2011, 18:34:01 PM ---
I"m sure it happens...but soft play can be interpreted in various ways...
The difference in soft playing a hand...say checking back a probably winning hand vs a team mate is a whole lot different than telling said team mate in the chat (or FB or MSN, etc) i have 66 fold please.
I think that is the discussion that keeps coming around...Team Game vs "Legal" soft play.
--- End quote ---
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 04, 2011, 18:20:01 PM ---
Its a team event, of course there will be soft playing between clubmates. Bravo to the more overt teams imho.
--- End quote ---
Totally agree with this. It is a team game. I encouraged soft play within our team last year and personally found ways of helping short-stacked team-mates on several occasions. The old points structure rewarded it so it would have been daft not to do so. The new structure doesn"t reward it so we prob won"t bother so much this time.
--- End quote ---
"legal soft play" I was meaning this kind of thing. And agree it will happen of course.
.....and I wasn"t for one minute suggesting Brian was seeking etc, etc, to do anything untoward
AMRN:
--- Quote from: MintTrav on April 04, 2011, 23:41:02 PM ---
I don"t see how Brian"s post could be interpreted like that. I read it as directing the players to a convenient place where they could see the team-list, so as not to attack their own team. As I understand it, no-one is suggesting that they are telling each other their hands, so what is wrong with that?
--- End quote ---
Absolutely this^^
OMG - agreeing with, and liking a John Murray post. What is the world coming to?! ;)
TheSnapper:
--- Quote from: Waz1892 on April 05, 2011, 20:10:19 PM ---
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 04, 2011, 22:38:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: Waz1892 on April 04, 2011, 18:34:01 PM ---
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 04, 2011, 18:20:01 PM ---
Its a team event, of course there will be soft playing between clubmates. Bravo to the more overt teams imho.
--- End quote ---
I"m sure it happens...but soft play can be interpreted in various ways...
The difference in soft playing a hand...say checking back a probably winning hand vs a team mate is a whole lot different than telling said team mate in the chat (or FB or MSN, etc) i have 66 fold please.
I think that is the discussion that keeps coming around...Team Game vs "Legal" soft play.
--- End quote ---
Just to clarify......
What exactly is "Legal" softplay?
--- End quote ---
--- Quote from: MintTrav on April 04, 2011, 23:41:02 PM ---
Totally agree with this. It is a team game. I encouraged soft play within our team last year and personally found ways of helping short-stacked team-mates on several occasions. The old points structure rewarded it so it would have been daft not to do so. The new structure doesn"t reward it so we prob won"t bother so much this time.
--- End quote ---
"legal soft play" I was meaning this kind of thing. And agree it will happen of course.
.....and I wasn"t for one minute suggesting Brian was seeking etc, etc, to do anything untoward
--- End quote ---
The thing is, "that kind of thing" is no more or less "legal" in the game of poker than telling a team mate what your hole cards are. Making a distinction between the two is meerly expressing a personal opinion as to which you find more tolerable.
Waz1892:
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 05, 2011, 21:49:42 PM ---
--- Quote from: Waz1892 on April 05, 2011, 20:10:19 PM ---
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 04, 2011, 22:38:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: Waz1892 on April 04, 2011, 18:34:01 PM ---
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on April 04, 2011, 18:20:01 PM ---
Its a team event, of course there will be soft playing between clubmates. Bravo to the more overt teams imho.
--- End quote ---
I"m sure it happens...but soft play can be interpreted in various ways...
The difference in soft playing a hand...say checking back a probably winning hand vs a team mate is a whole lot different than telling said team mate in the chat (or FB or MSN, etc) i have 66 fold please.
I think that is the discussion that keeps coming around...Team Game vs "Legal" soft play.
--- End quote ---
Just to clarify......
What exactly is "Legal" softplay?
--- End quote ---
--- Quote from: MintTrav on April 04, 2011, 23:41:02 PM ---
Totally agree with this. It is a team game. I encouraged soft play within our team last year and personally found ways of helping short-stacked team-mates on several occasions. The old points structure rewarded it so it would have been daft not to do so. The new structure doesn"t reward it so we prob won"t bother so much this time.
--- End quote ---
"legal soft play" I was meaning this kind of thing. And agree it will happen of course.
.....and I wasn"t for one minute suggesting Brian was seeking etc, etc, to do anything untoward
--- End quote ---
The thing is, "that kind of thing" is no more or less "legal" in the game of poker than telling a team mate what your hole cards are. Making a distinction between the two is meerly expressing a personal opinion as to which you find more tolerable.
--- End quote ---
Ok, I"m not explaining myself correctly, so I"ll move on. Soft play happens...i don"t like it, but never going to stop it -each to there own
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