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[QUOTE="Jack Daniels, post: 444851, member: 1954"]
Soft playing a friend for relative is unethical at a minimum. Pregame agreement is irrelevant. 
 
For example...say I'm in a tourney with three people left, my friend is all in, I have him covered, and I have the absolute nuts. If I call his all in I will bust him. But he's my friend and I don't know this other guy. I'd rather give my friend a fighting chance and I fold. That is unethical. It doesn't matter if we talked before hand or not. Conspiracy does not always require that the right hand know what the left hand is doing. By making that play, I have affected that third player (whether he knows it or not) by taking away a guaranteed top two finish when I soft played the nuts and folded for my friend. This is why you always hear the statement that there are no friends at the poker table. This situation could also be construed as chip dumping if someone were to request seeing both hands. That could get you tossed without any profit if you were in the money. So is it really worth it? Play your game the same way you would against any opponent. It's that simple.
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