[hachkc]

Originally Posted by whataboutj

I would suggest to the other player splitting the stack or just removing it altogether

Sure if you are going to refund his money otherwise the guy payed his money, plays for several hours and then you chuck his hardwork out the window. In most, if not all, major tournaments they'll just blind your stack off. Not saying everyone's home game has to be run like one of those though.

[ACE'S FULL]

Originally Posted by hachkc

No argument there.

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Same situation but its a home game and Bob gets an emergency call from his wife and has to leave so its decided to blind him off. Do ask the other guy sitting across the table the same question?

Not being accusatory here just curious.
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If he has made the money pay his what he is due... I think this is taking this to the extreme. We are talking about online not in a live home game tourney setting.

[UW85]

I've never had anyone, EVER, physically sit out -- that's just wrong to me. I put on a poker game to play poker and the least you can do is sit at the table and fold your cards. I don't do all this so that you can get a big stack and go drink at the bar -- so I think I'd have to say something IF it ever does happen.

I played a bit of basketball back in my day and I always hated teams that ran the "stall" game -- you don't go onto the court to do nothing but pass it back & forth all day (sorry, don't consider that basketball). Thank goodness for 30 second clocks! To me, this sitting out feels the same as the "stall" -- legal yes, but it's not in the spirit of good play.

BTW, I'm going to feel stupid -- but I've never known what SnG stood for?

[whataboutj]

Originally Posted by hachkc

Sure if you are going to refund his money otherwise the guy payed his money, plays for several hours and then you chuck his hardwork out the window. In most, if not all, major tournaments they'll just blind your stack off. Not saying everyone's home game has to be run like one of those though.

I assumed he already made the money when he needed to leave and would be paid out accordingly.

[ACE'S FULL]

Originally Posted by UW85

I've never had anyone, EVER, physically sit out -- that's just wrong to me. I put on a poker game to play poker and the least you can do is sit at the table and fold your cards. I don't do all this so that you can get a big stack and go drink at the bar -- so I think I'd have to say something IF it ever does happen.

I played a bit of basketball back in my day and I always hated teams that ran the "stall" game -- you don't go onto the court to do nothing but pass it back & forth all day (sorry, don't consider that basketball). Thank goodness for 30 second clocks! To me, this sitting out feels the same as the "stall" -- legal yes, but it's not in the spirit of good play.

BTW, I'm going to feel stupid -- but I've never known what SnG stood for?

I couldnt agree more...

BTW SnG (Sit & Go Tourney)

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Originally Posted by UW85

BTW, I'm going to feel stupid -- but I've never known what SnG stood for?

Sit n' Go

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[whataboutj]

Originally Posted by UW85

BTW, I'm going to feel stupid -- but I've never known what SnG stood for?

SnG= Sit 'N Go a tourney style game that starts when all players are ready to play as opposed to a scheduled tourney .

[hachkc]

Originally Posted by whataboutj

I assumed he already made the money when he needed to leave and would be paid out accordingly.

True but he never busted out.

To put the discussion to rest, different strokes for different folks.

[jojobinks]

Originally Posted by UW85

I've never had anyone, EVER, physically sit out -- that's just wrong to me. I put on a poker game to play poker and the least you can do is sit at the table and fold your cards. I don't do all this so that you can get a big stack and go drink at the bar -- so I think I'd have to say something IF it ever does happen.

I played a bit of basketball back in my day and I always hated teams that ran the "stall" game -- you don't go onto the court to do nothing but pass it back & forth all day (sorry, don't consider that basketball). Thank goodness for 30 second clocks! To me, this sitting out feels the same as the "stall" -- legal yes, but it's not in the spirit of good play.

BTW, I'm going to feel stupid -- but I've never known what SnG stood for?

hrm. in a friendly home game, okay. but in a competitive environment, the name of the game is to win, yes? do you think it's wrong for in the ncaa to stall with a 10 point lead and 90 seconds left? or in the NFL for a team to kneel and run out the clock? the spirit of the game to win within the rules. the governing bodies can then make rules if loopholes are particularly egregious. the ncaa put in a shot clock to keep stalling to the minimum, and so now stalling is harder to do. but sitting out is legal in poker, and so it's okay right?

PLUS, and let's not forget, it's not EV+ for the player sitting out. unlike in basketball, where stalling can win you the game, sitting out of a tournament can NEVER win for you...unless you consider sneaking into the money a win.

[99%evil]

Originally Posted by hachkc

No argument there.

<start threadjack>
Same situation but its a home game and Bob gets an emergency call from his wife and has to leave so its decided to blind him off. Do ask the other guy sitting across the table the same question?

Not being accusatory here just curious.
<end thread jack>

If it was a friendly home game and somone had to leave for an emergency, but would be back shortly, sure I'd just blind them as usual. If it were online...all bets off, be at the table if you want to take top 2. If it were a casino, I'd try and make the action go as quick as possible...take as many free blinds as possible...if there was some way to silently collude, I would. I'm trying to advance my finish, no two ways about it.