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Sit out penalty?

so last night at the home game, one of the guys kept sitting out right before his big blind. he’d just say he had to use the bathroom or check a work email or whatever, then jump back in after his blind passed. not everyone noticed but the few that did started getting annoyed, kinda threw off the whole table’s vibe.

i know this gets stricter in online rooms, but what’s the deal for live games? is there like an “unspoken rule” about how many times it’s okay to sit out or skip your blinds? or is this just part of poker and you gotta deal with it? just feels weird, especially in a game that’s supposed to be friendly. do your games have any house rules about this kind of thing?

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"check a work email" at a home game, give me a break

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Yeah, no, make him post the blind or ante coming back. Thats just angle-shooting.

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what bothers me isn’t even the blind itself, it’s the stop-start nonsense. in a live dealer game, one person popping up every orbit drags the whole table into this fussy little pause where everybody’s counting seats and asking if he’s live or dead. i’ve worked enough event floors to know the vibe goes bad before the math does. friendly game or not, if a grown man keeps timing his “email” for the same spot, that’s not some harmless quirk, that’s him managing optics. my blunt house rule would be simple: miss a full round, your seat goes cold until the next clean hand and the dealer keeps it moving. people play better when the routine is clear.

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Not really "part of poker." Miss your blind twice, post to get back in.

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sure, emergencies happen, but doing it right before the big blind is angle-shooting. in my games you post or wait for the button, no free laps.

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