Walter Montego: ouch! was almost finished typing and now i lost it :( anyway what i typed was :

there is a difference as scooter posted a message he would bet 0, ferjo didnt

in scooters pond (lets call it that way) it was up to the other players to decide wether they believed him or not .. wether they would take the chance or not

its just like when a player uses autobid for a round ... its up to the other players to decide if he will use it again or not .. it might be a preparation for a holiday (as i have done in the past) or just to fool everyone .. or because he really doesnt have time and so he will use it again

its just like someone getting the bonus 2 rounds in a row ... the other players might decide they wont go for the bonus as it makes no sense if this player will grab the bonus anyway .. then in the 3rd round he can get the bonus with a relatively low bet .. and maybe have a net gain over the last 3 rounds ?

in scooters pond he didnt tell anyone if he would really bet 0 (neither to bry nor pedro i assume) .. as it was a 'weird' bet as discussed below most chose not to take the chance

ferjo though seems to have told microbepine exactly that he will bet 0 .. (maybe due to some personal circumstances which were discussed in portugese ? maybe on a portugese board or fellowship ?) .. and thereby boosting microbepines ratings

scooter didnt aim for anyones ratings to be boosted .. in case he did .. then either bry or pedro would have known for sure he would bet 0 (which again i assume they didnt know)

so there are some differences in the 2 cases