this is the sequence from the bulge i am looking at:
In post 179, T3 wrote:Do I let myself get pocketed by bulge and then lose in elo? The answer is, I hope not.
In post 180, The Bulge wrote:
In post 183, The Bulge wrote:serious read tho
this would be a very weird interaction between partners. it can be done, but most wouldn't choose to play it that way. the weird playfulness and him bluntly declaring a townread on t3 - it'd be bold, in particular because t3 gets a fair amount of scumreads and is a pretty decent bet to get flipped in any game. i think someone with knowledge of his alignment would be more inclined to see his play as scummy, in particular because his contribution was almost non-existent. i think this is more likely a case of bulge having an incorrect read than him trying to aggressively defend his partner. for reference, i looked at his newbie scumgame from last year, newbie2023, and his play around his partner there was a lot more conventional - slight distancing, some questioning of each other, nothing too weird, fairly safe. this would be a fairly significant deviation from bulge's established scumplay. i think his slot is probably town here based on this