What can I do here? Scammed out of my money.

[Deuce2High]

Please help me out. I normally play SnGs so I really don't have any idea what course of actions to take here. There is no way that someone can get away with this, is there? I e-mailed empire poker. Is there ANY chance I can get my money back here?

***** Hand History for Game 2759494283 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, September 23, 00:56:19 EDT 2005
Table Table 36719 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: THEKINGSWEED ( $685.30 )
Seat 2: AllInLuckBox ( $880.35 )
Seat 4: fattystacks1 ( $600.15 )
Seat 5: Dr_BigNutz ( $1593.80 )
Seat 6: madhatter988 ( $169.95 )
Seat 8: olGirlington ( $678.40 )
Seat 10: ReadyOnot21 ( $711 )
Seat 7: casinokid88 ( $473.10 )
Seat 3: Sienna31 ( $590.65 )
Seat 9: ottergolf11 ( $594 )
Dr_BigNutz posts small blind [$3].
madhatter988 posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to AllInLuckBox [ Ad Qd ]
casinokid88 folds.
olGirlington calls [$6].
ottergolf11 raises [$25].
ReadyOnot21 folds.
THEKINGSWEED folds.
AllInLuckBox calls [$25].
Sienna31 folds.
Dr_BigNutz calls [$22].
madhatter988 folds.
olGirlington calls [$19].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kc, Qc, 8h ]
Dr_BigNutz checks.
olGirlington checks.
ottergolf11 bets [$60].
AllInLuckBox calls [$60].
>You have options at Table 36989 Table!.
Dr_BigNutz folds.
olGirlington folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3c ]
ottergolf11 checks.
AllInLuckBox bets [$100].
ottergolf11 calls [$100].
** Dealing River ** [ 3d ]
>You have options at Table 36989 Table!.
ottergolf11 checks.
AllInLuckBox is all-In [$695.35]
ottergolf11 could not respond in time.(disconnected)
ottergolf11 shows [ Kd, As ] two pairs, kings and threes.
AllInLuckBox shows [ Ad, Qd ] two pairs, queens and threes.
AllInLuckBox wins $695.35 from side pot #1 with two pairs, queens and threes.
ottergolf11 wins $423 from the main pot with two pairs, kings and threes.
>You have options at Table 36989 Table!.

[Isura]

Definitetly report this crap. And just play at No-disconnect protect tables.

[JackOfSpeed]

Unfortunately, you won't get your money back.

I'm sure this doesn't help you out too much now, but this is a strong reason to play at the "NO-DP" (Disconnect-Protect) Tables offered by Party and its skins in the future.

[Simplistic]

are you pwnasaurus? i met someone in a tourney claiming to be you. if you are remember the FAME bet. otherwise. just...uh.

[Deuce2High]

That's my little brother. I gave him my old account to use. He just messes around.

[Felix_Nietsche]

Sorry....but I'm not so sure the disconnect was intentional.
If the guy had KJ or KT this would make it suspcious.

You played the hand pretty lousy in my opinion. If you are trying to make bank by bullying people to laying down TPTK you'll never make it to the higher limits. Based on my experience, if there were no disconnect problems and this guy was a typical player, the guy would have agonized for the entire time limit and THEN MADE THE CALL (85% chance). Especially since you were not playing at a higher limit. IF ANYTHING YOU WERE LUCKY HE DISCONNECTED, it saved YOU money........

I have been victimized by disconnects but they were a lot more clear cut than the example you provided. I'm giving the guy the benefit of the doubt.

If anything, I think you should thank your lucky stars he did disconnect after the lousy way you played that hand.... As a matter of fact, last night a guy tried this bully play on me last night at the 5/10nl tables. He moved all-in at the river and I had AA on a KJT board. After agonizing for a while, I called his all-in overbet and cleaned him out. I was able to make this play because I had my opponent scouted.

[Ray Zee]

you were betting on the end for a bluff right? You might have gotten lucky you got anything back from this pot.

that said the disconnct policies always have been bad. they favor the angle shooter. anytime you make funny rules to protect someone you actually help the wrong side.

[Felix_Nietsche]

"you were betting on the end for a bluff right? You might have gotten lucky you got anything back from this pot."
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Yep, never try to bluff a player "X". Make sure you scout them out first to make sure they are capable of laying down TPTK, AA, KK, etc...

I think the OP was LUCKY his opponent disconnected.

[captZEEbo1]

LOL, you should be HAPPY he DP'd your ass, b/c he surely was calling if he couldn't abuse that. Maybe next time try to play good poker instead of getting angry with opponents who go easy on you by DP'ing you.

[Felix_Nietsche]

Do yourself a favor and move down a level. You are going to get your clock cleaned making plays like these.

[Leptyne]

That used to be my regular game so I have a lot of history on Villain. My notes do not contain a reference to my having seen or heard of a previous disconnect at showdown.

Did you really ask for your money back? LOL

[JihadOnTheRiver]

i recommend putting a jihad on him. that should do it.