[TMax]

Well, I'm guilty of the occasional off English chat in the box. I grew up in Europe and live in the US now, so it's nice to say hi when I see that a player at the table is from the old country. After a few sentences I usually switch to English so no one gets bent outta shape. I think if someone was to cheat/collude, they wouldn't use the chatbox at the table though. Why risk it in any language? Words like "king" "ace" and just about any number is way too easy to pick up on even if it's in a different language. Also, even in a separate IM, how much do you really gain? Maybe a bit here and there, but you can also screw yourself thinking you have information that matters and run yourself into a monster hand from another player.