UB player \"sits out\" nearly entire tourney, doesn\'t blind out.
 

In some $10 UltimateBet tournament last night, something very strange happened. A player named "lirroland" had a "sitting out" chip and never put in a blind nor ante. Before each hand, a message from an administrator appeared in the chatbox that said, "lirroland has been removed from the table." He was just sat out the entire time. Players commented that he had had the same stack hours earlier. Supposedly a few email UB Support, as did I. I even tried adding him to uBuddy, which told me that the player didn't exist. I tried a few variations of his name (switching capital I's and L's, since they look the same) and he still didn't appear to exist.

I ended up being "heads up" with another player, while this player just sat out. I lost the HU and received 3rd place payout. I stayed to watch what would happen and both players just sat there, not a hand was dealt.

I contacted the player later today and he said later he was awarded 1st place payout.

So, any suggestions on what I should do, besides the email I've already sent? Has anybody seen this before @ UltimateBet? I'm curious if it was simply an accident by UB or if the player knew how to get himself to do this...

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what?

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wow wtf

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Shouldn't this be in MTT Strategy? Sounds like a winning player.

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Yeah I've seen this before, just make sure a bunch of people e-mail support about it they should straighten out the payouts. I can't remember why people said it happens though.

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lol at UB

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Solution: Play on sites that have support that is easily accessible (ie. Stars & BoDog)

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i cant believe this post is getting this much credit

like 12 posts, no screen shots or HHs..... jus sayin

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tight/passive pwns

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The player I talked to today that took 1st place said he took screenshots. Once I get off work I'll contact him, have him e-mail them, and then I'll post.

Also, I didn't post hand histories because this player does not show up on them. I've checked them.

I don't have a reason to make this up, so lets just keep this thread on track and write relevant replies. You'll get your screenshot tonight.

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0/0/0 - divine stats

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Also, and I guess its worth mentioning... This player must've played a few hands earlier on the tournament. When I was finally seated at his table, however, he had 635 chips and was "sitting out." Others commented that his blinds/antes were not being posted and that his stack had not changed in hours.

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Wouldn't he be 0/0/undefined?

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One time, I killed an elephant with my bare hands, cooked it on the fire i made with no matches/lighter, and ate the WHOLE THING for dinner....then took a nap

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noticed the same thing a few months ago. they are still working out the glitches on thier superuser accounts

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this has definitely happened in tourneys before where there will be a winner and then one person left with the starting stack. dont think its nething to be worried about besides standard ub

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Seems like this has happened before.

To those who are already familiar with this:
Can I expect, or should I demand, 2nd place payout from UB?

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Seems like this has happened before.

To those who are already familiar with this:
Can I expect, or should I demand, 2nd place payout from UB?

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umm if you don't get 2'nd place after asking for it something is desperately wrong. which, of course, I don't rule out or anything.

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I don't have a reason to make this up, so lets just keep this thread on track and write relevant replies. You'll get your screenshot tonight.

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yawn

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I received the following email from UB Support this morning. They credited my account with 2nd place payout:





Hello!

We apologize for the inconvenience.

We have credited your account with $70.20 to match the prize you should have received for finishing in 2nd place.

If there is anything else we can do for you, please let us know.

Best regards,

Adriana
UltimateBet ~ Tournaments Department
'The Ultimate Poker Experience'

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I received the following email from UB Support this morning. They credited my account with 2nd place payout:





Hello!

We apologize for the inconvenience.

We have credited your account with $70.20 to match the prize you should have received for finishing in 2nd place.

If there is anything else we can do for you, please let us know.

Best regards,

Adriana
UltimateBet ~ Tournaments Department
'The Ultimate Poker Experience'

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an explanation of wtf happened would be nice... dont ya think?

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Another reason to dislike UB? You'd think they'd try harder seeing as how Phil Hellmuth is their poster boy.

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they fixed it pretty quick - it's not really that big a deal.

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How confident should be be that they took the initiative to compensate everyone affected by this, even those who did not contact support to complain?

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confident

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How could this not be a big deal???
If there is some loop hole in their programming that allows this to happen then IT IS a problem. Not that it would ever happen and not get reported to them, but it still speaks to the overall integrity of games on UB...

Even if somehow this guy (the mysterious "observer") had a hand where he busted out earlier on and UB accidently through some flaw left him on the table with what he started the hand with or something... it still makes me kinda leery of UB, especially with no explanation and the notion from some that this may not be the first time.

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I'm going to email them and try to get an explanation for what happened. Will post.

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LOL, I wrote them so many emails that they actually gave me the difference between 3rd and 2nd place twice.

Unfortunately they realized this a few hours later and took it back.

... in other news, still waiting for the explanation

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Actually, here is their "explanation"

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Hello Birds n Bees,

Thank you for contacting us!

Yes, there was a glitch in this tournament, is kind of weird, it never happens.

Our programers are working on it in this moment in order to provide a better service without any inconvenience.


If there is anything else we can do for you, please let us know.

Best regards,

Rafael
UltimateBet ~ Tournaments Department
'The Ultimate Poker Experience'

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LOL @ "is kind of weird, it never happens"

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So, any suggestions on what I should do, besides the email I've already sent?

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Next time you run into Phil Helmuth punch him in the eye.

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Next time you run into Phil Helmuth punch him in the eye.

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hahahaha 'punch him in the eye' - that i would want to see

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Actually, here is their "explanation"

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Hello Birds n Bees,

Thank you for contacting us!

Yes, there was a glitch in this tournament, is kind of weird, it never happens.

Our programers are working on it in this moment in order to provide a better service without any inconvenience.


If there is anything else we can do for you, please let us know.

Best regards,

Rafael
UltimateBet ~ Tournaments Department
'The Ultimate Poker Experience'

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LOL @ "is kind of weird, it never happens"

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Actually, here is their "explanation"

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Hello Birds n Bees,

Thank you for contacting us!

Yes, there was a glitch in this tournament, is kind of weird, it never happens.

Our programers are working on it in this moment in order to provide a better service without any inconvenience.


If there is anything else we can do for you, please let us know.

Best regards,

Rafael
UltimateBet ~ Tournaments Department
'The Ultimate Poker Experience'

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LOL @ "is kind of weird, it never happens"

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Actually, here is their "explanation"

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Hello Birds n Bees,

Thank you for contacting us!

Yes, there was a glitch in this tournament, is kind of weird, it never happens.

Our programers, who we recently hired from Absolute Poker, are working on it in this moment in order to provide a better service without any inconvenience.


If there is anything else we can do for you, please let us know.

Best regards,

Rafael
UltimateBet ~ Tournaments Department
'The Ultimate Poker Experience'

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