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08-01-2007, 05:41 AM
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| | | online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
Yesterday:
Was playing NL10 cashgame and was headsup with somebody. Lower than average pot. I'm first to act, I check, my opponent waits and waits..... tick tick and sits out. And so actomatically checks behind.
What's the right way to handle it?
I thought a second, than bed so he autofolded. It was a small pot so it wasn't that dramatically at all and I also didn't wanna slow down the game.
How would you handle it? Maybe he just left or he got disconnected. What in a huge pot? take it?
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08-01-2007, 06:45 AM
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| | | Re: online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
In HU, if someone is disconnected or sitting out, I just min raise every time from either position and go on to the next hand. I've seen them never come back once or twice, but usually they re-appear so be careful and be ready to play when they call or raise you back. |
08-01-2007, 07:02 AM
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| | | Re: online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
Take no prisoners....go for the kill.
But as Tom said...be careful and ready that they may all of a sudden reappear.
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08-01-2007, 08:24 AM
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| | | Re: online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
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Originally Posted by tomb1  In HU, if someone is disconnected or sitting out, I just min raise every time from either position and go on to the next hand. I've seen them never come back once or twice, but usually they re-appear so be careful and be ready to play when they call or raise you back. | Yeah, take it with a small bet. You think they'll let you off in a pot?
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08-01-2007, 11:55 AM
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| | | Re: online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
in a cash game if he sits out he shouldn't get cards the next hand, right?
so you took one pot from him? eh...that's the cost of using comcast, i guess . |
08-01-2007, 12:02 PM
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| | | Re: online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
I think it's okay to bet.
There is no reason why you should be penalized because he isn't there/his wife is yelling at him/his connection is bad. Also, you and the rest of the table are penalized if you have to wait for that guy constantly.
Sometimes you will have a good value hand, and lose money because he can't call you; sometimes you gain a bit because he has a better hand and can't call you. For you, it all ends up in the was, I think.
I'm glad I don't live in the boonies.
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08-01-2007, 01:37 PM
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| | | Re: online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
At sites that have disconnect protection, I'll just do what I what have done normally as betting does not auto fold him. If no DP then I'll bet or raise to have him fold. |
08-01-2007, 02:41 PM
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| | | Re: online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
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Originally Posted by jojobinks in a cash game if he sits out he shouldn't get cards the next hand, right?
so you took one pot from him? eh...that's the cost of using comcast, i guess . |
ummmm - you should be really nice and check it down
it's not t heir fault the comcast tech's cant get the job done.................
j/k - really, you have to bet it out. I know going in that I am going to be hosed from time to time by my connection (whoppeeee - third comcast visit in a month coming up on Firday). For every time it has hurt me, there has been a time it has helped me. Poker may be a social game, but when the object is to take someone elses $$- it is not really a friendly game. |
08-01-2007, 02:57 PM
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| | | Re: online etiquette: what to do when your opponent sits out?
Bet (or raise) small and take the pot. I've done this in cash games and sit-n-gos, although in one sit-n-go I played it was two of us taking the stack of a third player who disconnected. If I'm using Comcast or some POS wireless home network, I deserve to have my funds taken when I get disconnected, so I will return the favor.  |
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