karsus
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Recently, we had a situation where a player mid-tournament decided to leave due to personal reasons. While this was a virtual tournament on PokerStars, we didn't have a lot of options... so I made a call on how to handle it in the moment, which all players were good with. However; as we start to shift back to live games, I would like some guidance on how we should handle this situation in the future.
The tournament is part of an ongoing league where points are awarded towards participation / chip stack in the 'final event' at the end of the year. Additionally, we include a bounty for knocking a player out.
The solution we came to on P*s was that the absent player would be blinded out and that whatever hand they would bust, their bounty would be in play. We also agreed that in no instance would they gain league points (beyond attendance) or a payout due to non-play.
This ruling was somewhat forced by the limitations of the P*s app. However; I would like to understand how it should be handled, should a similar situation happen in a future live game.
Thank you for your comments and insight!
The tournament is part of an ongoing league where points are awarded towards participation / chip stack in the 'final event' at the end of the year. Additionally, we include a bounty for knocking a player out.
The solution we came to on P*s was that the absent player would be blinded out and that whatever hand they would bust, their bounty would be in play. We also agreed that in no instance would they gain league points (beyond attendance) or a payout due to non-play.
This ruling was somewhat forced by the limitations of the P*s app. However; I would like to understand how it should be handled, should a similar situation happen in a future live game.
Thank you for your comments and insight!