[nygiantsfan3342]

What is the best way to handle someone who wants to leave right after winning a big hand in a cash game? Is there such a thing as proper etiquette when cashing out where you should give others a chance to win their money back? I had someone leave after about 20 minutes of playing because they doubled their money. Everyone gave her grief, but not too much, as we wanted her to come back next time because she is a Donk. We don't want this to become common practice though, so should something be said before the game, or is there any way to police this? To me, it is more important spending time together and having fun than it is about the money. We felt like we were rode hard and put away wet...

[links_slayer]

Leave when you want. I know it may not be the popular choice around here. Meh...

[BigKyle]

Here are my thoughts. If someone wins a big pot and takes off, that's a hit and run. It sucks. It happens. Tough. There are a few ways to deal with it. First is to do nothing, after all, it is their money won through their effort. Second is to simply not invite them to the game again. If they ask why, tell them that going south is not very well liked at the game.

Either way, someone is going to be upset. But in an 8 player game it is better for the sake of the whole game that one player be upset rather than seven of them.

[osumike11379]

Originally Posted by nygiantsfan3342

What is the best way to handle someone who wants to leave right after winning a big hand in a cash game? Is there such a thing as proper etiquette when cashing out where you should give others a chance to win their money back? I had someone leave after about 20 minutes of playing because they doubled their money. Everyone gave her grief, but not too much, as we wanted her to come back next time because she is a Donk. We don't want this to become common practice though, so should something be said before the game, or is there any way to police this? To me, it is more important spending time together and having fun than it is about the money. We felt like we were rode hard and put away wet...

Not in her case but if male kick him in the nuts!

Doing that is LAME...its allowable but lame..don't know how you regulate that (maybe you have to play 5 hands after you win a $50+ pot??) but those could be 5 instafolds...no real way around it I think..

[Poboy]

It's their money, they can do what they want with it. Kind of cheesy for a home game though.

[Button Potato]

My home game is the same as any casino - sit when you want and leave when you want. No hard feelings at all.

[corn2019]

you could say at the beginning of the night that it is polite to call a 1/2 hour time before you want to cash out - or two orbits or something.

obviously an emergency is an emergency but other than that make sure you stick to it.

[Quads]

It's called a "Hit and Run" and it's very poor etiquette. I ask people not to do it in my game, and everyone respects that. If someone is planning on leaving, make things easy and give a heads up so we know. I as a host can also coordinate getting another player in the seat. If you say you are taking off in two orbits, and on your last hand you win every chip on the table, well, cash out, that was your plan, that was your last hand.

If you sit down, play 20 minutes and bolt after dragging a big pot, you are hitting the game.

Worse case scenario, you drag a bit pot, and sit on your thumbs for and orbit or two and make your "escape with the chips" look good.

Proper etiquette is to cash them out and drop them from your invite list. They are bad for the game in the long run.

[the3rd]

Where is Joe's dead horse avatar. It needs to be beaten again. But why the hell not start another thread when you can get 45 chips. I'm only responding to get my five chips and bust on links. If he can learn how to learn how to search the forum, anyone can.

Hit and runs are better then going south.

[hachkc]

Personally, I don't like people wanting to make some official rule of this because its really an etiquette thing. If it happens once, ignore it unless it impacts the game like going to 3 or 4 handed after she leaves. Somewhere outside the game, mention to her/him that pulling a hit and run is generally frowned upon and is considered bad form. They should give at least some notice. If someone has been playing for awhile, they should be nice and let folks know they are leaving in 1 orbit or so (20-30mins).

To be honest, someone shows up to my house and leaves after only playing 20mins and is up big time; they won't get an invite back unless they have a pretty good damn excuse. Its one thing to play for a few hours, hit a big pot and leave 10mins later but its another thing to only show up for 20mins.