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Chip Dumping - The intentional losing of chips to a friend or partner.
Chip dumping is a type of cheating that occurs most often in tournaments. It happens when a player with a lot of chips
intentionally loses them to a friend or partner with relatively few chips. Usually, the dumper has some kind of vested
interest in the dumpee. The idea behind chip dumping is that two players with healthy stacks can make more money in the
long run than a big stack and a small stack.
Tournament chip dumping is just one of many ways that players who team up can gain an advantage over players who do
not. Even if it is only done to help a friend survive in a tournament, it is highly unethical, and in violation of TDA
rule #33 regarding ethical play. If caught, both players involved may be disqualified from the tournament. However, it
is very difficult to prove chip dumping, because the dumper is usually
mucking his hand unexposed before the showdown.
Because chips can always be purchased in between hands, it is rare to see chip dumping in a cash game. More commonly,
you will see a milder form of collusion
called soft playing. Soft playing occurs when a player strongly suspects that they have the best hand, but does not bet because
they are up against a friend. This is also illegal, but the consequences are often less severe than those for chip dumping.
Usage: Disqualified for Chip Dumping
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