Was this player cheating?

[Hedonist]

I have been playing low limit cash games on sporting odds to clear a bonus they offered me. I noticed the player to my left would sit out every time it came to his big blind, then rejoin the table for the next hand, he would not be dealt in as it appears you cannot join the table on the small blind. I thought he was saving money, he paid his big blind on being dealt in again but never paid a small blind. I now realise that he was never first or second to act after the flop and was therefore gaining positional advantage. Is this a form of cheating or just clever play?

[ThePro19]

Re: Was this player cheating? In my view, it's stupidity. Why sit out? He may be throwing away the best cards. He probably thought he was saving money, but if it's a low limit table, what's the point! I personally don't think it's cheating or clever play.