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been plugging away for hours at a $3 mtt.  418 runners.  just got to heads up with a 4 to 1 cl, then my computer dies on me.  i'm disconnected for about 3 minutes and of course return to find I've finished 2nd.

 ;technophobe; ;technophobe; ;frustrated; ;technophobe; ;frustrated; ;technophobe; ;frustrated; ;technophobe;  $150 instead of $333 :(

wp though claire


I didnt know u were at the team bash C

or i would have said ello'

Thats tough Claire, was sure you were taking that win when your AA got you to 500K+. Unlucky

Is now the wrong time to chirp about my $3 MTT win?

My heads up opponent was a dit of a donk, they played way too tight.

f off tank :)

after counting to 10 now looking on bright side.  3 hours ago I had $100 in my account and I've now got $250 :)

Unlucky Claire :(

that's the spirit, well played :)

Yes, well done on the 2nd.

They all count.

well done claw. the next one will be the winner

this has got me thinking.  when ever I've been on the other side of this situation I've always given them the chance to get their connection back - folded to their bb, taken my time in making my move to give them time to get back - am I the only mug that does this?

Well done Claw  :)

That's the right thing to do, it's a shame not all people are as fair

Someone tell Bolt... :)

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=7754.msg165301#msg165301

Well played.

Does the $150 cover the damage to the furniture?



Erm, Yes.

I'll only wait if I know the other player and I'm sure they would wait for me.

Well done,

it happens a lot they never wait.....

I wait for a few hands, then Im sorry but im in there...trouble is you risk the chance of them reconnecting when you have jack and you are back to square 1.

It depends the game to be honest.

If its an MTT then the guy was disrespectful not to wait for a while.

If its an STT and im the underdog then too right im going to go for it...but then again it still depends on the game.

I would clean out muppets and wait for the nice players to reconnect.

<<splinters in my bum from sitting on the fence

muppets are nice.

especially grilled on toast with a touch of Lea & Perrins and a sprinkle of garlic salt

Normally I spend my life trying to be a nice guy.  I don't believe in winding people up on the tables ( unless they've upset me  ;) ).  I don't beat up grannies, & I try to remember my mum's birthday.  And I play poker for fun.

That doesn't mean I'm not trying to win.  If I ever outdraw anyone I don't offer to give them their chips back.  If they outdraw me, that's the game.  There is luck involved, good & bad.  Being disconned is bad luck, but it happens to all of us sometime.  You were just hugely unlucky when it happened to you.

But you have to take advantage.  That's what the whole idea of the game is.  Take advantage of every edge you have.  You're not being personal.  Poker isn't a 'nice'  game.  I'd expect my best mate to do it to me, & I'd do it to him.

It's screw or be screwed

In the nicest possible way.

 :kiss:

some sites allow time for disconnections when you get to the business end of tournaments and some don't. Whilst it can get annoying on pokerstars sometimes that you have to wait 4 minutes on the first hand, then 2 minutes on the second hand then 60 seconds everyhand from then on while the player reconnects it does give the disconnected player every chance to return and still have chips. Given that they have enough time to get reconnected i feel no guilt in stealing their blinds in the interim!! ;)

I too consider myself a "nice guy" and so it depends on the opponent(s) for me.  If it's someone I know, such as a fellow blonde, then I will give them every chance to get back.  If not then my competitive instinct rules and it's steal steal steal!!   ;whistle;

Most people usually get back fairly quickly so it doesn't affect the game much anyway. 

If they don't come back quickly they tend not to come back at all, in which case their chips are up for grabs anyway!

Surely it's minimum raises only though to eliminate this possibility should they reconnect?

I agree.
If it was a blonde comp I think I'd wait - but only to avoid any come back!

I've learnt my lesson now - no more Mrs Nice Woman.  I'll be stealing those chips as quick as I can from now on :D

geez, i hibernated for 3 hours at the beginning of november and look what i missed!!

Seriously, good for you.

At the heart of poker is the idea that we're trying to take each others money. Why would you not do this when afforded a legal oppurtunity to do so.

Would probably wait in a blonde comp, but that's different. At the heart of them is not to make loads of wonga, but trying to bust yer pals with 47o.

Would wait in a blonde comp, or heads up with a player i knew, otherwise a min raise everytime. Virtually all other players will do this.

Totally agree, me too.