We’ll have to agree to disagree then, because you think apples are avocados, and I think apples are apples.
In an “apples to apples” transaction, $20 goes into the pot regardless of who pays it. It stays within league finances, and is then available to whomever wins whatever league payouts. Yes, it helped to nudge the deal along, but it is 100% internal.
There’s more than just “who pays it” involved.
aloa relevant is where the $ goes, and whether the deal is otherwise fair.
you seem to be content in ignoring both of those, which I see as irreconcilable in our disagreement.
Paying money *not* internal to league finances, and exceeding the amount already included seems pretty obviously different. And if the deal is unfair, and external finances are involved it is outright collusion/cheating.
You don’t recognize those as being different scenarios? You feel they’re irrelevant so long as $ is involved, even if it’s money that was *already* involved?
So we shall agree to disagree, as it is apparent we can’t see eye to eye on this issue.