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Seems to me most online sites use the following rules:
(i) if the BB is all-in by calling then others can limp for the same amount as his all-in or the small blind - whichever is the larger
(ii) any raise can be re-raised, even if its a 1 chip raise
The rules don't change so I can't see a problem - just have to bear it in mind. (ii) in particular can lead to some interesting plays. I quite like it
(i) if the BB is all-in by calling then others can limp for the same amount as his all-in or the small blind - whichever is the larger
(ii) any raise can be re-raised, even if its a 1 chip raise
The rules don't change so I can't see a problem - just have to bear it in mind. (ii) in particular can lead to some interesting plays. I quite like it
I'd be very surprised if a site such as Stars had this rule - although I don't know for definite. The problem is its a clear error and, as such, should be eliminated from the software (surely it can't be that hard to do!) If you were the short stack in question in a live tournament and saw someone limp in for the amount of the small blind would you let it slide or would you call the floor over, given that the chances of you being knocked out have just increased. Why should it be any different online?
However, of more concern to me now is the fact the site in question won't even acknowledge that there's an error here, after its been (politely) pointed out to them. Consequently, they're just allowing the situation to perpetuate and at some point down the line it'll affect a much bigger tournament than the one I was playing in. This brings the professionalism of the site into question in my view. If they can't deal with a small problem effectively how the hell can we have confidence that they'll handle a bigger problem any better? As an example, given what you've seen from the customer service response here, would you be confident in how they'd deal with a potential collusion issue or a deliberate disconnect, based on a hand history submitted to them?
If I'm leaving money in an online site there are a number of basic things that I'd expect from that site. One of them would be knowledge of the rules of the games they offer and a willingness to fix any bugs that are discovered in the software. Unfortunately (and rather surprisingly) this seems to be a minority view.
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