Quote Originally Posted by andy-akb
If a website allows you to rathole then yes, you CAN do it, the majority of websites do not and absolutely no B&M casino does because it is completely unethical.

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What is unethical (in game terms, not in capitalist morality) about ratholing is that you are violating the agreement players who are playing "table stakes" make: you don't have to risk more than you sit down with, but money on the table stays on the table as long as you are playing."
I know I've never seen such an agreement, and if there were rake would be "unethical" as well. This is not a question of ethics. Simply a question of rules of the game. We can class rules as those that are enforced by the software, and those that are stated in the terms and conditions of the poker room but aren't (or can't be) enforced by the software (such as chip dumping).

The site I use, PokerRoom, disallows rat holing and enforces it in the software. Party apparently not only allows it in the software, but explicitly states in emails that it is legal. Hence there is nothing wrong with a player on Party rat holing and taking your money. Sure it sucks, and it makes the table crap, or whatever, but this is where you should be using your capitalist powers and leaving to a site that doesn't allow it.

If Party is the best site to play at even with the rat holers then deal with it.

On PokerRoom rat holing is not a legitimate strategy. On Party it is. If you don't like it, then send emails to Party asking them to change their rules.