CrymeScene

Hi there. I've heard many people say this who aren't or never were, but I played poker professionaly for 3 years. There were casinos throughout my area (not near you) that were known to be hotbeds for teams that would focus on the 4, 5, or 6 people at the table who weren't playing with them. They'd raise and reraise to get a lot of money in the pot, et cetera, then run the player not on the team out and split the money. How do you guys combat this? Do you even try to? What is the penalty if people are caught playing in teams? I lived in the midwest and the staff couldn't have cared less.

Edit: spelling edit. Many people seem to believe that collusion among other people almost works to their advantage if they know it's going on. Keep in mind, you won't notice that it is going on unless you've been in pots early or have had enough time to observe. Additionally, if people who are colluding aren't winning against those they are colluding against, they aren't doing it right. Not only do they have the advantage of seeing more cards, people who have collusion down to an art have signals and every other variety of scam to gain better insight into the odds of the pot when they know what hands 2 of 3 of three players are playing.

I agree that it can be a boost to be in a game of collusion against people who don't know that YOU KNOW they are colluding. However, the people who do this day in and day out usually know what they are doing. If they don't, you can start stacking chips.

Well, I would say that the most horrible one that I was around to verify the truthfulness of the statement happened with a patient in the infirmary. He was approaching death with a combination of cancer and AIDS. He was given his food and informed the staff observing him that he felt no pain. After making this statement he stabbed himself in the eye with a plastic fork and pulled it out of socket. The employees who witnessed this were very shaken up.

He was able to pull it out of socket. I was able to watch the footage from a camera in the 'control room.' He never winced in pain or flinched while doing it. He picked up the fork and stabbed it directly in his eye. The staff hit a red 'panic' button and began restraining him. He never wailed in pain or cried. He only lived for another 5-6 days after the incident.

They are endless, man. I've seen entire wards of patients unite against someone who hit a woman or a staff that was particularly loved. I've seen people go into straps because they are protesting the system. One of the clients I enjoyed working with most was a very fit young guy who was tough as nails. They had to put him on the women's ward because while he destroyed pedophiles, he would not hit women.

Say someone jaywalks and a cop approaches them to either warn them or write them a ticket. A person who is severely mentally disturbed will escalate the situation rather quickly. In fact, we were told that if someone would commit the crime in the presence of law enforcement they were considered insane. So, this person escalates the situation and is put on a psychiatric hold at a lower security facility. If they are observed to be homicidal or suicidal for a period longer than 96 hours they will be held again. After a few times of brutal self harm or attacking others they usually end up at our hospital.