Online all-in etiquette question...

ElSapo · #1 11-30-2005, 12:40 PM

I just "played" a tournament where I joined a table for a HU SNG with someone already there. On the first hand, he is set "all in" for some reason.

On subsequent hands, blinds are posted. If I raise, he folds. He auto-folds the SB.

Is there proper etiquette here? Is it somehow wrong to raise the BB each hand and simply take it down?

soko · #2 11-30-2005, 12:57 PM

It's not illegal for you to do so, you agree to the risks involved in online play when you sign up and when you're seated. If you wanted to be a nice guy you could stall and fold your SB as well for a few mintues until he gets back but nobody is forcing you to do so.

BigBiceps · #3 11-30-2005, 12:57 PM

I would give him 3 minutes to return.

Then if he doesn't then take his buyin.

#4 11-30-2005, 01:13 PM

I have been booted a few times and nobody ever waited for me so I say screw em.(ok so maybe I am a little bitter)

augie00 · #5 11-30-2005, 01:29 PM

Lol. Don't wait for him. Take his blinds as fast as you can. Are you kidding?

SCfuji · #6 11-30-2005, 01:34 PM

as you can see from the responses here that nobody will give you time so why give them time?

zaphod · #7 11-30-2005, 01:40 PM

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It's not illegal for you to do so, you agree to the risks involved in online play when you sign up and when you're seated. If you wanted to be a nice guy you could stall and fold your SB as well for a few mintues until he gets back but nobody is forcing you to do so.

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Yes. If he is offline for a long time, he is actually using your time(if you are waiting and not taking his blinds). Time is money, he is wasting your time, so you should take his money. Don't feel bad about it, he would have done the same thing.

junkmail3 · #8 11-30-2005, 01:43 PM

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Lol. Don't wait for him. Take his blinds as fast as you can. Are you kidding?

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WalkAmongUs · #9 11-30-2005, 03:32 PM

do you refund someone their buyin when you knock them out a tournament too?

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tripp0807 · #10 11-30-2005, 03:39 PM

OP:

I've been in both situations. When I was the DC'd player, I called Bodog and got my money back because it was a problem with their software.

In the other situation (HU SNG), I stalled as long as I could. The guy came back in something like 4 minutes. I raised the amount of money I had won while he was offline and told him to raise so that I could fold and we'd be even. If it had gone on much longer (say up to around 7 or 8 minutes), I'd contact support and ask them to kill the match and return money to me and the other player. I'd expect the same courtesy in return, though I likely wouldn't get it. However, I'm not going to angle shoot just because someone else does.