All-in policies

JS0085 · #1 12-03-2003, 04:36 AM

Long-time lurker, first time poster.

I have been playing online for a while now, mostly at party, and am fed up with the rampant all-in abuses in tournaments. I am looking to sign up at sites that don't have such rampant abuse, or don't have all-in protections during tournaments at all. I know that this is the case with Pokerstars. What other sites have a "no disconnect all-in" policy for tournaments? Specifically, what is UltimateBet's policy, and if they do allow disconnect all-ins during tournaments, are the abuses as rampant as they are at party?

Later all

JS0085 · #2 12-03-2003, 04:45 PM

Lori · #3 12-03-2003, 04:48 PM

UB is probably the next-worse, but it is still much better than Party.

Stars have the time-out system, which seems to be the perfect solution.

Lori

Cyndie · #4 12-03-2003, 04:49 PM

Paradise does allow an allin during tournaments, but I think it stems from their long history back in the days when frequent disconnects were a real problem. At least they have one in sitngos.

The key to making the no allin policy is the time bank...that gives time to think, and I am not sure how many sites have that. Stars is definitely the best I know of.

itsmarty · #5 12-03-2003, 08:50 PM

The Gaming Club Poker doesn't allow all-in protection during tournaments. They messed up once and allowed it, but they posted the following afterwards:

[ QUOTE ]
HUGE apologies to everyone -- this was an error in the set-up of this specific tournament.

The default for all other tournaments remains no all-ins.

[/ QUOTE ]

They post a lot here (username Gaming Club), if you want to check out what they have to say and see if it's your kind of place.