Automatically Kicked from AP tournament for being late?

#1 16th January 2011, 6:29 PM

Hi all,
I didn't know if you had any experience with this, but I got an invitation to a 1K freeroll from AP to "get me back". It was at 1 pm today. I got home a little late around 1.15 and logged on figuring I'd just be down a couple blinds.

Lo and behold when I sign in I finished in like 350th, but the tournament was only running for like 15 minutes. Was I automatically kicked out because I didn't "sit" in time? I wasn't aware this was a rule. I'm a little mad about it. It's not really a big deal since it was a freeroll and all I just wanted to play in it.

Thank for your thoughts.

#2 16th January 2011, 6:50 PM

UB and AP both do that, just with the freerolls if i remember right.

#3 16th January 2011, 6:55 PM

One rotation of the table and if you are not sitting youre kicked out as a non player...freerolls private and public only.

#4 16th January 2011, 7:18 PM

there are other sites that kick sitouts out after first blind level finishes.
freerollsand buyins !!!

love it

#5 16th January 2011, 10:26 PM

I'm pretty sure you have to be sitting within the 1st ten minutes.

#6 17th January 2011, 2:30 PM

It's too bad all sites don't kick out the sitters in freerolls after 10 minutes.

In a buy in you should never be kicked out. However you should never be able to win a hand in absentia either.

#7 17th January 2011, 3:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDTed

It's too bad all sites don't kick out the sitters in freerolls after 10 minutes.

In a buy in you should never be kicked out. However you should never be able to win a hand in absentia either.

If they are taking my blinds, and the hand is walked to me, then I win, whether I am actually there or not. Easy solution is the auto sitout when a player times out. No blinds or antes, no win.

#8 17th January 2011, 4:10 PM

if u dont play a hand during the first blind level Ap will remove u from the tournament. this is annoying but alot of people get knocked out after 15mins lol. u cant be late in ap freerolls lol. i prefer cardschat freerolls, thers more money, less people, and better players.

#9 17th January 2011, 6:08 PM

me kind of nice if they would do this on fulltilt. make some tournies if not all go a little quicker. so their chips just dissappear along with the player?

#10 17th January 2011, 7:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PattyR

me kind of nice if they would do this on fulltilt. make some tournies if not all go a little quicker. so their chips just dissappear along with the player?

Yes no one gets their chips

#11 17th January 2011, 8:22 PM

well than i dunno if i like that idea...free chips are free chips...guess id rather have them just sit out

#12 18th January 2011, 12:25 PM

i like the format

#13 22nd January 2011, 9:38 PM

AP does this but I believe players should have until the second blind level come to do it. Some players may have an excuse for being late. I also think all sites should do the same at start of second level of play.

#14 22nd January 2011, 11:41 PM

i like it too - sit outs make it boring if the whole table is sitouts which has happened to me on occasion.

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