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We have had a couple of instances in our home tournaments where a player has had to leave early. What do you do with his chips? Are they taken off the table, blinded out?
So what would happen if said person had 3/4 of the chips in play?
So what would happen if said person had 3/4 of the chips in play?
Yes, this would have to be the case for me. Not leaving just because they are tired. That said, I dont think I'd pull the stack, but there wouldn't be a reinvite.I’m assuming something came up (emergency) not that it was just getting late.
I’m assuming something came up (emergency) not that it was just getting late.
Appropriate blind amounts are taken from the empty seat stack when button passes (chips removed from play)
Really with the "true run?"@BGinGA You don’t deal the player who is going to essentially fold every hand cards? That makes a big impact on the true run of the cards, if I’m not mistaken you don’t subscribe to “random is random”
Yes, stacks for late arrivals are treated the same way.This is an elegant solution to avoid players to the left gaining an advantage. Do you do the same for later arriving players? I like it.
This is a spot where @BGinGA and I are in rare agreement. Dealing the stack in creates a lot of issues, especially when that stack is in the blinds. A good player to the right of that stack can reap the benefits by essentially being the button twice per round.
Sigh....Dealing cards to an absent stack and blinding in an absent stack are two distinct issues, IMO.
I think @Forty4's point is that if you skip the absent player, you change the after the first card that would've gone to that player. For someone who doesn't subscribe to the "random is random" theory, that makes a difference.
Sigh....
I'm not going down this rabbit hole again.
I deal, therefore I am.using my philosophy background.
I wouldn’t call it a rabbit hole. It’s a healthy discussion. At the end of the day you can run your game however you please and that’s fine, it’s your choice. I am more curious as to how and where the line gets drawn?Sigh....
I'm not going down this rabbit hole again.
It would be more of the “there’s a disturbance in the force” although I’m sure in some movie there is a line about the natural order of things being effected (maybe Jurassic Park)I was looking for a "Come to the Dark Side" gif or video to respond with...
But LOL at this clip... he forgot he was lip syncing at 0:38...
No different than picking up the stack except the player could potentially cash. IMO, it's not worth the hassle leaving them in the game per your methodology. If they must leave, they are out.We handle emergency departures as follows:
It's the fairest way to handle it -- no remaining players gain any advantage, and the vacant seat player is not penalized (and gains no advantage).
- Empty seat stack remains on the table
- Empty seat is not dealt cards
- Appropriate blind amounts are taken from the empty seat stack when button passes (chips removed from play)
- Empty seat is awarded prize $$ and/or points based on finishing position
- Any money chop agreement involving the absent player stack must be based on ICM
It's no different than if the absent player folded every hand, except that no remaining players gain an unfair advantage based on their seating position relative to the absent player.
Well, in the OP's scenario, there are essentially two basic choices:I wouldn’t call it a rabbit hole. It’s a healthy discussion. At the end of the day you can run your game however you please and that’s fine, it’s your choice. I am more curious as to how and where the line gets drawn?
I don't create issues @BGinGA , I'm a problem solver. Ban the player. Problem solved.....Well, in the OP's scenario, there are essentially two basic choices:
I don't think the first choice is fair to the player (pending circumstances), and I don't think the second choice is equally fair to the remaining players.
- remove the stack from play
- leave the stack and blind out the player
But allowing the stack to remain and blinding it off in such a fashion that the equity of the remaining players is not affected, I think is the most fair approach for all of the players.
Regarding the card order, if there are six players remaining, six hands are dealt. Same would be true if the absent player stack is removed.
You are certainly entitled to disagree, but again, I think you are attempting to create a problem where none really exists. You been taking lessons from @Josh Kifer?
draw high card for the absent player's stack...I don't create issues @BGinGA , I'm a problem solver. Ban the player. Problem solved.....