[sensei24]

Originally Posted by ILLINI1A

I know 2 of the people I work with who play on PokerStars that are always being at the same table but talking about their hands on Yahoo IM...I think this sort of thing absolutly kills the integrety of the game. They tried to get me in on in, but i just dont believe in it...I think its BS...

Ernie

The best thing to do when you are in a situation like this is to stand up from the table and report to the support what happened.
It doesn't worth to risk your money just for trying to get them down.
You have small chances to succed.
I also have met collusion guys and i always tried to stay away from them.

[TriptreysNJ]

Everyone has most likely been a victim of collusion. Its everywhere. how can you know? people are talking thru IM all the time. and its gotta happen often enough for people to get fooled by it. its too easy to pull off if you think about it. how can you know? you cant. itsjust one of those things that you cant do anything about at the moment, and it will happen more and more. its a shame.

[amb5565]

Is it common for people to use another language in a chat while at the table? I have played in a few tournaments and they have done this at just about every one I have been in. I just thought it was someone messing around. I actually feel really stupid because I just thought it was a bunch of letters that didn't mean anything. I didn't realize that it could actually be in another language and meant for someone else at the table. Now I'm really curious as to why anyone would want to cheat? I mean, what do you get out of the whole experience if you cheat?

[doflovespoker]

I am fearful to put any real money (beyond $10) into any MTT or SNG b/c I fear this is happening too much. I don't know how much, but I know it is enough to heistate spending real big money at the tables.

If others feel this way you would think the sites would try to fix it to take in more rake.