As was pointed out to me last week, there is no I in TEAM. But is there any TEAM in the APAT Online National League?
I raise this point as a newly appointed team captain, acting for Team Carlisle. With recuritment bringing in first time players to the APAT organisation and this particular competiton, I am being asked tactical queries from those players.
My first comment has been to make all players aware of 888"s stance on "soft-play", which is covered in the T&Cs on this fourm:
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Compliance
15 - Collusion or Chipdumping between players from the same club (or an opponent) is not allowed and will result in the disqualification of both players and any individual points they may score. Soft playing is also likely to be picked up by the 888Poker compliance / fraud team and lead to the closing of player accounts and possible confiscation of player funds.
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I also tell players that it is there $11 that they are buying-in with and to play the game as they see fit. I have given no instruction on how to play against team members either.
This brings me to my question - are we playing a team game here, or are we in effect playing an individual game but scoring points as a team? I hope this makes sense and by typing the question i think I"ve answered my own question, although I think it is a point worth making.
I have no problem with the collusion/chip-dumping ruling, or in fact, the way the game is structured and the very fact that we cannot soft-play - or are advised not to. Again, I still think it a point worth making though.
