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I most a monthly game, and sometimes throw in the odd cash game. I send invites out anywhere from 2 weeks to a month before the game night. I also send out the full year calendar of games at or near the start of the year. My problem is that I have one player who will R.S.V.P. right away and then bail the day of the tournament. By the time he bails it is too late to take the 1st person off the waitlist.
The one time he did this it really upset me as we were in the middle of a heatwave, and the invite email clearly stated that if we had 8 players we would play inside the air conditioned house. We had 9 players up to 1 hour before game time. Then 30 mins before he bails. Leaving 8 players sweating it out in the garage. We can't possibly fit 9 people in the house with our limited space. This really upset me at the time.
I did not invite him for the last 2 sessions because of his bailing behaviour. He texted me 2 days ago to ask when the next game was. I did not respond to his text. This is the other thing that pisses me off, I've already emailed the poker calendar to him. He constantly asks when games are. I used to run what I considered a very informative website for my poker league. All information was listed there, from schedule to rules to just about anything you needed to know about Hitmen Poker.
So my question...wwyd about this player and inviting to future games? I'm not overly concerned about filling the table because every game so far this year that I have hosted since my Province was allowed to have people over I've had a waitlist.
Tldr...player commits to game and bails last minute. WWYD?
I most a monthly game, and sometimes throw in the odd cash game. I send invites out anywhere from 2 weeks to a month before the game night. I also send out the full year calendar of games at or near the start of the year. My problem is that I have one player who will R.S.V.P. right away and then bail the day of the tournament. By the time he bails it is too late to take the 1st person off the waitlist.
The one time he did this it really upset me as we were in the middle of a heatwave, and the invite email clearly stated that if we had 8 players we would play inside the air conditioned house. We had 9 players up to 1 hour before game time. Then 30 mins before he bails. Leaving 8 players sweating it out in the garage. We can't possibly fit 9 people in the house with our limited space. This really upset me at the time.
I did not invite him for the last 2 sessions because of his bailing behaviour. He texted me 2 days ago to ask when the next game was. I did not respond to his text. This is the other thing that pisses me off, I've already emailed the poker calendar to him. He constantly asks when games are. I used to run what I considered a very informative website for my poker league. All information was listed there, from schedule to rules to just about anything you needed to know about Hitmen Poker.
So my question...wwyd about this player and inviting to future games? I'm not overly concerned about filling the table because every game so far this year that I have hosted since my Province was allowed to have people over I've had a waitlist.
Tldr...player commits to game and bails last minute. WWYD?