Would you allow a knocked out player to buy another player's chip? (1 Viewer)

[TheBigShow]

This came up recently in our home tournament. One player got knocked out after buy back and wanted to buy a remaining players stack of chips. We all said no but would you allow a player to buy another player's chips?

 

[Tonysquander]

No.

 

[justsomedude]

No.

 

[drdr]

No.

 

[JMC9389]

No

 

[BPTDirector]

Hell No!!

 

[ekricket]

No. Was playing in a regular home game once and a husband got knocked out of the tournament. His wife said she wasn’t feeling well so she went home and he took over her stack.

It upset the game. It took about a year for people to get over it. The game even moved and didn’t tell them for weeks one time.

 

[TheBigShow]

No. Was playing in a regular home game once and a husband got knocked out of the tournament. His wife said she wasn’t feeling well so she went home and he took over her stack.

It upset the game. It took about a year for people to get over it. The game even moved and didn’t tell them for weeks one time.

This is the way most of us leaned as well. Thought it might lead to some salt.

 

[drdr]

No. Was playing in a regular home game once and a husband got knocked out of the tournament. His wife said she wasn’t feeling well so she went home and he took over her stack.

It upset the game. It took about a year for people to get over it. The game even moved and didn’t tell them for weeks one time.

Seems a fair reaction, really. Collusiony.

 

[BPTDirector]

The real answer is a rebuy tournament. If no rebuys, you’re out when you’re out. No exceptions.

 

[TheBigShow]

The real answer is a rebuy tournament. If no rebuys, you’re out when you’re out. No exceptions.

No just a single buy back tournament.

I think the consensus is no. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't being an ass by saying no and it's actually a common thing people do and have no problem with.

 

[Taghkanic]

No

 

[exodus]

No

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

No

 

[doublebooyah85]

If it’s super recreational, 1-2x a year event, sure.

But if you’re trying to play serious poker, no.

 

[MatB]

no. 1 player to a hand and 1 hand to a player.

 

[LotsOfChips]

No, Hell No, and F#@& No!

When you are out of a tournament, you are out of a tournament (assuming no rebuys left).

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

This reminds me. The mook that knocked me out of my annual tournament, calling my shove with a 14% chance of winning and getting there, no pair no nothing; he walks out for a smoke and says I should play his hands. I say no that wouldn't be fair to the other players and he just shrugged and said there's no difference, its the same cards.

That one hurt.

 

[mdt11]

 

[Dodger]

(Can’t believe the thread made it this far without this gif.)

 

[Munchies11]

When we were younger it happened once or twice but looking at it now it creates the butterfly effect to the full effect I would def not allow it ! Changes the whole trajectory of the game for good or for bad

 

[cpac54]

 

[HiveKueen]

No, that wouldn't work in my league.

 

[philhut]

No.

 

[bigblind]

No

 

[davesilver88]

No

 

[inca911]

If it is a rebuy tournament, I’d allow a player to assume a stack provided they surrender down to the starting stack size. I prefer that the person not feeling well leave rather than infect everyone else. The small downside of a losing player getting in twice is negligible.

 

[DoubleEagle]

Never

 

[upNdown]

The simple answer is no. Of course not. But I don’t think it’s as outrageous as so many PCFers would suggest.
On the one hand, a stack in play is a stack in play - should we care that much if a stack changes ownership? On the other hand, of course, if the person holding that stack was a dummy, nobody wants to see the stack taken over by Laggy Mcagressiveface.
So I’m a no, but I guess I’m not a hard no. If we have a functional and friendly home game, and somebody unexpectedly has to leave, mid tourney - allowing them to sell their stack to some innocent observer doesn’t seem to be the worst thing.

 

[MeridianFC]

No. Except on Sunday when it's hell no.