Wow
@G0930 , this seems like its been an annoying period for you and
@najisami. Glad it looks to be almost sorted.
The original hand in question could def 'appear' as soft play, but come on Stars, its a community freeroll.
For what its worth, anyone saying they don't play differently with friends etc is kidding themselves. Its at the very heart of the game, trying to do what the other person doesn't think you will do. So when you're playing live with a friend or online, you're consistently trying to make the play they don't expect.
There are countless situations where I will raise or fold marginal
hands based on knowing someone. Sometimes this WILL be because I like them or maybe I want to beat them more than an unknown opponent. This is literally the game. We allow our emotions to cloud or improve our poker judgement every time we sit down.
But 'soft play', in my opinion, is something premeditated, and therefore can not easily happen in a CC freeroll, and plus the small amounts on offer for you guys, I just can't see the benefit from any angle. You both win a decent share of CC freeroll $'s from the limited games I play or see, so what would be the point!!