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« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2015, 09:22:55 AM »


If it was me that had died I wouldn't want the person to come back.  If I was a close family member I would tell the player not to come back.

There are plenty that turn up for a funeral and are utterly no help to the bereaved family thereafter and that's when they need support.


Pretty much this.

If I played for a living and it was for a massive score, my parents/relatives would want me to finish the job and make the difference, as would I.

If it were my parents/brother etc, I suspect I wouldn't be able to do anything but leave, anyway.

If I ever needed backers, I would only ask people close to me, that would accept the circs regardless too. On the other hand, if I asked people I didn't know, tough. Unless of course, one was called Donn something!
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« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2015, 09:38:50 AM »


If it was me that had died I wouldn't want the person to come back.  If I was a close family member I would tell the player not to come back.

There are plenty that turn up for a funeral and are utterly no help to the bereaved family thereafter and that's when they need support.


Pretty much this.

If I played for a living and it was for a massive score, my parents/relatives would want me to finish the job and make the difference, as would I.

If it were my parents/brother etc, I suspect I wouldn't be able to do anything but leave, anyway.

If I ever needed backers, I would only ask people close to me, that would accept the circs regardless too. On the other hand, if I asked people I didn't know, tough. Unless of course, one was called Donn something!

That is the case for the vast majority on here, I would think, we are mostly "social stakers", staking our mates. So yes, we'd accept their decision without question.
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« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2015, 09:45:04 AM »


Depends what state of mind this leaves the player with also.  Are they going to play optimal when thinking of whats going on back home.

I think the 'who' question is really important.  if it were me, and say a close family member passed, I don't think i could play. 

Totally down to player.
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« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2015, 09:58:27 AM »



The question is a bit wide, in truth. If it were a third cousin, it's a lot different to losing a Parent, child, or partner.

I can't imagine anyone on earth would continue to play, or be expected to by a staker, if it were a parent, child, or wife/husband.
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« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2015, 11:14:41 AM »

If you're staking someone for a tourney, you're at the mercy of your horse suffering a bad beat and not getting any money. This is one of those bad beats.

Would be different if you were staking Stephen Ireland and he told you that another of his grandmothers had died.
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« Reply #20 on: March 16, 2015, 11:17:35 AM »

If you're staking someone for a tourney, you're at the mercy of your horse suffering a bad beat and not getting any money. This is one of those bad beats.

Would be different if you were staking Stephen Ireland and he told you that another of his grandmothers had died.

That Stephen Ireland thing was the weirdest story ever.

Did he ever explain himself?
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« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2015, 12:14:02 PM »

Sure I've seen this on WSOP coverage before. Guys have definitely
Left huge stacks on the bubble too.

Wonder how many people have missed their child being born.
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« Reply #22 on: March 16, 2015, 12:25:25 PM »

Sure I've seen this on WSOP coverage before. Guys have definitely
Left huge stacks on the bubble too.

Wonder how many people have missed their child being born.

Probably less than those that missed it being conceived.
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« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2015, 12:43:50 PM »

Sure I've seen this on WSOP coverage before. Guys have definitely
Left huge stacks on the bubble too.

Wonder how many people have missed their child being born.

Probably less than those that missed it being conceived.

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« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2015, 12:54:58 PM »

If you're staking someone for a tourney, you're at the mercy of your horse suffering a bad beat and not getting any money. This is one of those bad beats.

Would be different if you were staking Stephen Ireland and he told you that another of his grandmothers had died.

That Stephen Ireland thing was the weirdest story ever.

Did he ever explain himself?

His girlfriend had a miscarriage which kind of fits in nicely with this thread.  I am fairly sure it was a significant way through the pregnancy, so probably pretty painful for him and his girlfriend.  From what I remember his girlfriend didn't have family close by for support.  I think he didn't want to reveal what happened so made something up.  I guess he didn't think particularly straight at the time, but it is difficult to think straight at times like this.  So he did a bad thing, but you can see why he did it.



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« Reply #25 on: March 16, 2015, 12:57:47 PM »

Player goes home and owes nothing unless their stack cashes

I'd say this.
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« Reply #26 on: March 16, 2015, 03:43:17 PM »

Sure I've seen this on WSOP coverage before. Guys have definitely
Left huge stacks on the bubble too.

Wonder how many people have missed their child being born.

I remember a guy lost his 3 or 4 year old nephew to a drowning accident a few years ago.

Had a huge stack blinded away and he pure bubbled.

Thought they could have taken 50k off the top or something to compensate him.
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« Reply #27 on: March 16, 2015, 03:44:54 PM »

If you're staking someone for a tourney, you're at the mercy of your horse suffering a bad beat and not getting any money. This is one of those bad beats.

Would be different if you were staking Stephen Ireland and he told you that another of his grandmothers had died.

That Stephen Ireland thing was the weirdest story ever.

Did he ever explain himself?

His girlfriend had a miscarriage which kind of fits in nicely with this thread.  I am fairly sure it was a significant way through the pregnancy, so probably pretty painful for him and his girlfriend.  From what I remember his girlfriend didn't have family close by for support.  I think he didn't want to reveal what happened so made something up.  I guess he didn't think particularly straight at the time, but it is difficult to think straight at times like this.  So he did a bad thing, but you can see why he did it.





Understandable he withdrew, but somewhat strange he didn't tell his manager the reason.

Sure the FAI could have just said "personal reasons" to the press.
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« Reply #28 on: March 16, 2015, 03:55:56 PM »

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« Reply #29 on: March 16, 2015, 03:57:47 PM »

If you're staking someone for a tourney, you're at the mercy of your horse suffering a bad beat and not getting any money. This is one of those bad beats.

Would be different if you were staking Stephen Ireland and he told you that another of his grandmothers had died.

That Stephen Ireland thing was the weirdest story ever.

Did he ever explain himself?

His girlfriend had a miscarriage which kind of fits in nicely with this thread.  I am fairly sure it was a significant way through the pregnancy, so probably pretty painful for him and his girlfriend.  From what I remember his girlfriend didn't have family close by for support.  I think he didn't want to reveal what happened so made something up.  I guess he didn't think particularly straight at the time, but it is difficult to think straight at times like this.  So he did a bad thing, but you can see why he did it.





Understandable he withdrew, but somewhat strange he didn't tell his manager the reason.

Sure the FAI could have just said "personal reasons" to the press.

I had a look back after I posted, and his girlfriend had been trying to contact him. When asked why she said his grandma had died as she thought they'd release him quicker.  She told him the truth when he spoke to her, but he went along with what she said to the manager.  It then blew up and he compounded it by then saying it was other grandma.

Both young and stupid at the time.  But I think miscarriage is one of those things people just don't talk about.  
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