Anybody ever fall asleep during a tourney?

#1 7th April 2009, 2:27 PM

LOL. I was playing in a FT freeroll this morning after about 9 hours of poker. I started dozing off when I had about 8,000 chips, with about 1200 players left. Next thing I know it's an hour later and I'm still sitting at my computer. I look, and I've still got 1800 chips! So I start playing again. I went on a hot streak I have rarely seen, and in about 15 minutes I'm sitting in 22nd place with 48,000 chips. I wish this story had a better ending, but I pushed with K-10 suited and got knocked out by pocket sixes in 62nd place. So close, yet so far. Oh well.

#2 7th April 2009, 2:51 PM

Ive fallen asleep during one of the late night furgusons $1 HORSE tournies but I didnt wake up till the next day. I really like HORSE and during the summer I try to play that furguson as much as I can because its only $1 and if you do fall asleep your not losing that much money. Lol.

#3 7th April 2009, 3:04 PM

not yet

#4 7th April 2009, 3:08 PM

Yes - Once.

I woke up with a drool stain on my shirt and half my stack gone...guess I should have laid off the sauce. I still finished in the money.

Now I avoid this by turning my volume way up. My only concern - Drunk and Deaf is no way to go through life.

#5 7th April 2009, 5:16 PM

Nope. not yet. I play in FT from 8pm to 1-3am in the morning and I never get to fall asleep. hmmm. What can happen if that happens? If I'm not mistaken, if you Folded because you are asleep, every turn, they will deduct some chips in your chips. I'm not actually sure.

#6 7th April 2009, 6:24 PM

when i first started playing i fell asleep on several occasions playing the late freerolls with huge fields. i wasn't totally asleep, every time it was my turn to act the beep would lift my head up long enough to act.

#7 7th April 2009, 8:11 PM

I used to play the $20 midnight freezeout on absolute every night at midnight and the one night when it was on the bubble I fell asleep. I woke up to see the message on my screen "You have finished tournament 492876942186 in 17th place" I think I minimum cashed, but I laughed and turned my computer off and went back to sleep.

On a side note, this one time I was playing a 5/10 NL game on bodog. I was playing for about an hour my stack was up to about 1500 (bought in with 1000) and I had JJ. (I remember this hand like it was yesterday, because it was so disturbing) I raised it up to a standard $50. I got 2 callers. Flop was 3 8 J rainbow. It goes check check and I bet out $80, I got one caller. Turn J gives me quads and the first to act checks and I check. River is a 9 and first to act checks, I bet $250 the other player raises ALLIN for $1200!!!!!!!!!! I literally stand up and scream as I hit the call button.....nothing happens?!?!?! I hit it again........nothing!!!!!!!! Then I get a message saying I have been disconnected! I frantically try to reconnect and my efforts don't matter, I don't reconnect in time. I do win the pot because of allin protection, but the pot was like $810 when it would have been like $3000. I am throwing a fit and I find out the reason why I was disconnected was because my sister accidentally turned the internet router off in the main computer room and shut the internet in our house down at the same exact time I tried to call the allin! I insisted she write me a check for $1000 but she refused. I was so pissed, but obviously I got over it.

#8 7th April 2009, 8:25 PM

haha yea ive fallen asleep many times during pokerstar's freerolls...they seem to bore me after awhile

#9 7th April 2009, 8:51 PM

I fell asleep at 7:50am in a PLO freeroll on FT some time ago.
As I fell asleep I was 6th with 158K chips - as I awoke I had placed 8th for 3$ if I recall corectly.
Falling asleep usually is -EV , but in this case I was sure I'd do something stupid - couldn't even focus on not hitting the keyboard with my face .
I posted it here: it's just too late

#10 7th April 2009, 8:58 PM

Yes, I`m afraid I have several times dozed off.

Working full time and playing MTTs at night after dinner is a recipe for zzzzzzzzs.

#11 7th April 2009, 9:21 PM

i have fallen alseep while playing almost every other night.
one night doing the 4.40 limit mtt at pokerstars i was chip leader at 3rd break. during break i fell asleep. when i woke up like 90 mins later there was 11 left and i was 10th in chips. i went on to take 2nd in the event.

on another note i also fell asleep during a 33.00 mtt at pokerstars same thing 4th break and chip lead. slept for 40 mins woke up 5th in chips i went on to win this event as well for a cool 3,000

#12 7th April 2009, 9:23 PM

Pasted out during a $16 SnG, i was pissed. I also sleep threw the Sunday 1/4 mill this week as well.

#13 7th April 2009, 9:44 PM

ive done this and bubbled the tourney. definely not +ev. its usually a tourney where i have a monster stack, get bored late and have it wasted due to falling asleep.

#14 7th April 2009, 9:47 PM

that's when I play some of my best poker lol

#15 7th April 2009, 9:48 PM

If drunken passouts count....then yes

#16 7th April 2009, 11:05 PM

I havn't fallen asleep yet, but my as well have. After working all day and playing for about 8 hrs in a tourney I've made some stupid plays near the end. Oh look, two eights and two queens on the board and I have a eight.
Good Night.

#17 8th April 2009, 11:40 PM

I have never fallen asleep especially in a real money tournament. Although during some long free rolls i have been so tired i could not continue so i just repeatedly pushed all in (normal free roll play) lol only to keep doubling up with trash hands.

#18 8th April 2009, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jordanbillie

I used to play the $20 midnight freezeout on absolute every night at midnight and the one night when it was on the bubble I fell asleep. I woke up to see the message on my screen "You have finished tournament 492876942186 in 17th place" I think I minimum cashed, but I laughed and turned my computer off and went back to sleep.

On a side note, this one time I was playing a 5/10 NL game on bodog. I was playing for about an hour my stack was up to about 1500 (bought in with 1000) and I had JJ. (I remember this hand like it was yesterday, because it was so disturbing) I raised it up to a standard $50. I got 2 callers. Flop was 3 8 J rainbow. It goes check check and I bet out $80, I got one caller. Turn J gives me quads and the first to act checks and I check. River is a 9 and first to act checks, I bet $250 the other player raises ALLIN for $1200!!!!!!!!!! I literally stand up and scream as I hit the call button.....nothing happens?!?!?! I hit it again........nothing!!!!!!!! Then I get a message saying I have been disconnected! I frantically try to reconnect and my efforts don't matter, I don't reconnect in time. I do win the pot because of allin protection, but the pot was like $810 when it would have been like $3000. I am throwing a fit and I find out the reason why I was disconnected was because my sister accidentally turned the internet router off in the main computer room and shut the internet in our house down at the same exact time I tried to call the allin! I insisted she write me a check for $1000 but she refused. I was so pissed, but obviously I got over it.

OMFG I WOULD NOT HAVE A LITTLE SISTER AFTER ALL THIS HAPPENED IF THIS WERE ME

#19 8th April 2009, 11:57 PM

Tournaments can get so boring late at night,when you constantly keep folding. Especially when I bring a blanket over when I am cold. I have fallen asleep several times. Luckily I do not play too high limits. I too, have woken up and realized I was still in the tournament, many times it was too late though. Funny topic

#20 9th April 2009, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macemort

that's when I play some of my best poker lol

Lmao, sometimes it's the best thing that can happen to us. Fortunately i haven't dozed off yet, but that's probably because i haven't got to the point where i can get tired form being in a tourney too long

#21 9th April 2009, 12:33 AM

I passed out drunk right before a sit and go started and woke up to find out I placed 3rd without playing a single hand. I felt kinda bad cause I hate when people sit out but I had to laugh a little.

#22 9th April 2009, 1:02 AM

I've nodded off a few times. Thank God for that little "your bet" alarm waking me up.

#23 9th April 2009, 1:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wllcurtisjr

I used to play the $20 midnight freezeout on absolute every night at midnight and the one night when it was on the bubble I fell asleep. I woke up to see the message on my screen "You have finished tournament 492876942186 in 17th place" I think I minimum cashed, but I laughed and turned my computer off and went back to sleep.

On a side note, this one time I was playing a 5/10 NL game on bodog. I was playing for about an hour my stack was up to about 1500 (bought in with 1000) and I had JJ. (I remember this hand like it was yesterday, because it was so disturbing) I raised it up to a standard $50. I got 2 callers. Flop was 3 8 J rainbow. It goes check check and I bet out $80, I got one caller. Turn J gives me quads and the first to act checks and I check. River is a 9 and first to act checks, I bet $250 the other player raises ALLIN for $1200!!!!!!!!!! I literally stand up and scream as I hit the call button.....nothing happens?!?!?! I hit it again........nothing!!!!!!!! Then I get a message saying I have been disconnected! I frantically try to reconnect and my efforts don't matter, I don't reconnect in time. I do win the pot because of allin protection, but the pot was like $810 when it would have been like $3000. I am throwing a fit and I find out the reason why I was disconnected was because my sister accidentally turned the internet router off in the main computer room and shut the internet in our house down at the same exact time I tried to call the allin! I insisted she write me a check for $1000 but she refused. I was so pissed, but obviously I got over it.

Wow - what a coincidence - two people playing the same tourney, falling asleep and both finishing in the money tied 17th ?????

Do you really think we don't see you spamming ?????

#24 9th April 2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by grafkarow

Wow - what a coincidence - two people playing the same tourney, falling asleep and both finishing in the money tied 17th ?????

Do you really think we don't see you spamming ?????

LOL jordanbillie stole someones story, that is so lame

#25 9th April 2009, 2:12 PM

I don`t actually remember falling asleep but I`m sure it`s a possibilty.With the amount of hours I`ve played I`m sure I have.

#26 9th April 2009, 3:22 PM

Guilty. I've fallen asleep more times than I can count. I seem to keep signing up for tourneys late at night under the impression that since the whole household is asleep I'll finally have some peace and quiet and can concentrate. LOL - I usually end up falling asleep at my laptop, wake with a sore neck and no money.

#27 9th April 2009, 3:38 PM

I have fallen asleep in many tourneys. There is only one that i can remember off the top of my head. It was the $100 Omaha Freeroll on FT. It was the one that started at 9:00 at night though. I was doing very well in the tourney and had made it to the final table. I was chip leader by alot of chips! I was killin em! There were 6 people left and i was up by like 500k or so. I was soooo tired though and thought i was going to fall asleep any second. Well, i wanted to play another hand. So i did, i called a huge raise preflop. I flopped the best hand possible- a full house. I bet very big and the dude got disconnected, so i had to wait 90 seconds. I ended up falling asleep! I wake up a few hands later and i'm like "wtf". So, i went to last hand history and noticed i had lost that hand. So, i was pissed off and just decided to donk all of my chips and then went to bed. I only ended up getting $2, when i coulda won $15 if i may not have fallen asleep!!

#28 9th April 2009, 5:31 PM

ive lost count ov the times ive fell asleep at mi laptop,,,lol .there have been a few comps were ive bine killin it ,and woke up in the moring with pokerstars empty table,and table closed in the middle ov it.lol

#29 9th April 2009, 7:06 PM

Quote:

I've nodded off a few times. Thank God for that little "your bet" alarm waking me up.

I was gonna say that! lol But I have fallen asleep during tourneys and not been woken by the buzzer. Scared that one day will find the laptop in bits on the floor, fortunately not happened yet.

#30 9th April 2009, 7:12 PM

I have fallen a sleep a few times because im allways on my couch plkaying poker allwireless normally is a good tthing but sometimes is bad esp in a heads up

#31 9th April 2009, 7:16 PM

LoL, im happy to say that ive never fallen asleep during a tourney, although i have come awfull close im sure. Then again im always either listening to music on my computer at the same time im playing or got the tv turned on. One thing ive noticed is that if i turn the light off when i play, oh goodness i will come very close to wanting to just quit and go to sleep so now i just leave the lights on no matter how late it is. LOL

AND NO DRUNK AND DEAF IS NO WAY TO GO THROUGH LIFE
LOL

#32 9th April 2009, 7:17 PM

LOL
I have a laptop now so I can play in bed... hehe
very comfy to fall asleep there

#33 9th April 2009, 8:13 PM

I have left a freeroll i was playing to go to sleep because i was too tired and my eyes kept closing on me, there where 18 players left and i was 5th in chips and top 9 pay,i was hoping to make it itm but i guess i didn't. that game was a whole waste of time.

#34 9th April 2009, 8:18 PM

I did a few months ago in a late night private Full Tilt tourney... I believe there was around 60 players... and like.. 12 got paid... i awoke a few hours later and found i had finished 14th... it was only a few dollars buyin.. but i was upset that i spent it because i foolishly fell asleep...

You snooze you lose!

#35 10th June 2009, 4:33 PM

Yeah I think alot of have done it you have to have your volume up loud works like a good alarm clock. I fell asleep playing the bodog freeroll when it was a $1000 I ended up placing 3rd my buddy was watching me and relized i musta fell asleep he called me at 2am to ask me wtf I was doing lmao!

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