Is This Cheating?

[Valiant23]

Playing in a freeroll on Poker.com the following happened;

aliant is the Dealer
Shuffling Cards
NENORMALNOTO Posted Small Blind 25
darco123 Posted Big Blind 50
Dealing Cards
RABEYE Folds
stoksie Folds
GiddieUp Folds
KATS833 Calls 50
Intheempty Raised to 100
BIGKINGXXACE Folds
toooonnny Calls 100
Valiant All In
NENORMALNOTO Calls 595
darco123 Folds
KATS833 Folds
Intheempty Calls 520
toooonnny Folds
Dealing Flop (5h,4d,3h)
NENORMALNOTO Checks
Intheempty: check*This was typed into the chat box*
Intheempty Checks
Dealing Turn (4s)
NENORMALNOTO Checks
Intheempty Checks
Dealing River (9h)
NENORMALNOTO Checks
Intheempty Checks
NENORMALNOTO shows (Ah, Qd)
Intheempty shows (9c, Ac)
Valiant shows (8s, 8d)
Intheempty Wins 2060 from pot 1 with : Two Pair, Nines and Fours

[stereoman]

Hmmm. Typing 'check' into the chat box? I wouldn't have thought so.

I assume you mean that both of them had no intention of betting against each other after the flop after you put youself all-in and that the first guy declared his intention and the second one followed implying something funny was going on.

I'd suggest it's sneaky rather than cheating as both of them thought they had a good chance of knocking you out pre-flop and one of them eventually did on the river.

Neither hit anything on the flop and you can count yourself unlucky that they guy who had AQo didn't bet.

[The Quiet Man]

Unlucky Mr V, I'd be pi$$ed off at this as well.

I can't believe the A Q didn't bet heavy after the flop when the 'chat king' has just told him that he had nothing.

Hey, I just know you'll have a good luck story to tell us about before the day is out.

[guesswest]

I think it's considered cheating if it's collusion. But there's no way of knowing if it is or not - same way people put in a big bet they want called and type 'call' etc, maybes he was just trying to BS his way into getting a free card.

[DAC]

I cheated the other day and thoroughly enjoyed it. I got re-seated on a table with 2 others and seven "sit outs" with the blinds at 200/100. I brazenly announced to everyone "lets take it in turn to steal the blinds - who's up for it"

The other two were and we got to around 4K each before we were joined by two others, it was hilarious with everyone bantering away "call him" and "Yessssss" and "NH" - suppose you had to be there really.

[DAC]

I've edited the above as it didn't make a blind bit of sense.

[runadrum]

Like DAC I've offered to share blinds if table includes a sit-out, usually on STT when down to last 4 or 5. Usually gets the sit-out back in !

I've also reminded players if a sit-out is all-in in MTTs that best chance of removing him is to all wait for the river, but obviously only when the sit-out cannot meet the full blind - certainly would never suggest it to put out a live player.