what\'s the rule for getting up from the table
 

In my home game, a player called the big blind and got up to get a drink. When he came back a minute later he was pissed that we folded his hand to a flop bet.

How do casinos handle this? Give player a courtesy one-minute wait, or just auto-fold to the first bet?

Thanks!

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Usually autofold if not at the table, atleast thats what they do a a casino. For a home game, I would expect the player would be in the same room and I would simple call him back to the table.

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In my home game, a player called the big blind and got up to get a drink. When he came back a minute later he was pissed that we folded his hand to a flop bet.

How do casinos handle this? Give player a courtesy one-minute wait, or just auto-fold to the first bet?

Thanks!

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You can't give him one minute or else you'd never get a good game going. If he's in the same room alert him that he's going to be mucked and if he doesn't come over then do it. If he's not in the room it is auto-mucked unless he's told you he'll be right back.

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In my home game, a player called the big blind and got up to get a drink. When he came back a minute later he was pissed that we folded his hand to a flop bet.

How do casinos handle this? Give player a courtesy one-minute wait, or just auto-fold to the first bet?

Thanks!

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Player gets a KITN for getting up and leaving the room in a hand where he called. He should only leave the room in hands he folds PF.

In a friendly home game I might give him some slack if he folds pre-flop goes into the next room for a beverage and is clearly trying to get back wihout holding up the game.

--Zetack

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The way I handle it in a casino is this.f the player is nearby I shout hey its your action and give him time to act (assuming he acts verbally or comes right back when I tell him this) If a player gets up and leaves the vicinit would announce him as checking if there has been no bet, but as soon as there is a bet and the action gets around to him I would fold the hand.

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In my home game, a player called the big blind and got up to get a drink. When he came back a minute later he was pissed that he was such an idiot as to leave in the middle of a hand

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The way I handle it in a casino is this.f the player is nearby I shout hey its your action and give him time to act (assuming he acts verbally or comes right back when I tell him this) If a player gets up and leaves the vicinit would announce him as checking if there has been no bet, but as soon as there is a bet and the action gets around to him I would fold the hand.

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And that's why psand is the man

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why did someone say to give him a cat?

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why did someone say to give him a cat?

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Because kittens are evil, obviously, and thus an appropriate punishment for the middle-of-the-hand-leaving-douche.

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why did someone say to give him a cat?

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Because kittens are evil, obviously, and thus an appropriate punishment for the middle-of-the-hand-leaving-douche.

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And THAT, ladies and gents, is how a HP vet handles a noob!

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