What about sunglasses? Are those unethical? What about pretending to be drunk when you're not (I know someone who does this very effectively in live play)?
I think the point here is that poker is a game full of deception. Many forms of deceptions are generally accepted (check raising, playing with players that you know are bad, wearing sunglasses, etc) by virtually everyone. At the other extreme would be the ZeeJustin multiple accounts thing and playing more than one of them in the same tourney. I think it is ridiculous that anyone could argue this to not be unethical (Poker Stars agreed with me), but Justin and many other people actually did. I find that stunning.
I guess it comes down to each individual's personal opinion. For me, I draw the line with the rules. I'm going to use every edge that I can that that is within the rules (PT/PaHUD/etc), but I'm not going to break the rules (multiple accounts/collusion/marked cards).
So, as for the question at hand, I guess I'd like to know Star's (and other sites) official stance on the issue. I remember listening to a WCOOP broadcast way back when and Barry Greenstein talking about his "crazyplayer" account and how it's usually not him playing on it. I know of lots of other high profile accounts that are used my multiple players too. Because of this, I have to think the sites are ok with this going on, but I just don't know for sure.
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02-27-07, 09:47 PM
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