I just finished a little WSOP Ladies Night satellite game, and there's something about that game that really bothers me.

There's only 21 players entered, I'm playing pretty good, tight, and after a half hour get moved to another table along with one of my table-mates. At this new table is someone who clearly knows her; the names are nauseatingly linked and the chat becomes all "honey" and "love" and "sweetheat". (*gag*)

Now I'm a suspicious, jaded fuck, so I pay extra special attention to the lovebirds. He's a good by-the-book player and is the tourney leader (he's also a bit of an ass, taunting other players on their hands). On this table, she only plays her blinds, and *only* if he's folded around to her - on the previous table, she was more aggressive and chased a lot. She got slapped down a few times when she played bad hands and got caught. On the other table she made decisions quickly... on this table if she's in a hand, every decision takes a while...a looong while it seems.

(And I have to wonder, why is a guy playing in the Ladies Night Satellite? So he can chip dump to her late in the tournament so she gets in to the main tournament? My suspicous mind is working overtime.)

So my question to you is: collusion? or am I just overly suspicious? It's only a $10 entry...no one would be that dumb to collude so obviously for a low buy-in, would they?

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Later:
It's just after the first break and I'm busted when my Bitches get their comeuppance when another player makes a set of J's on the turn. I decide to watch a bit more, because, well, there is nothing on tv and sleeplessness has hit again. A bit later Mr. Honey is busted when his K high flush meets someone's A high flush. His chickie is busted out very soon after as she goes all in with her short stack with A3 offsooted and meets with Pocket Kings. It's all a moot point as neither of them place.

But it still makes me wonder.