PokerStars introduces Anti-Bum Hunting Protection

jontm

Seems like everybody is making some move or another to protect players

PokerStars introduces anti bum hunting policy | PrinceofPoker

Would make more sense to me on HU tables though

trigs

do that many people really 'bum hunt' in the way that article explains it? man i'd find that so annoying/boring to do while just waiting for a fish to show up. seems like -EV for me as i'd probably tilt myself while waiting.

Tcarnage

Yes, it is awful on Stars. If I ever want to play some HU CASH and play regs (who are usually very awful) they will snap sitout or hit and run me for a blind.

Can't wait to bumhunt the shitty HU cash regs now!

trigs

Tcarnage wrote: »

...hit and run me for a blind...

wow that's just low.

jontm

Now this too:

Pokerstars to Introduce "Complex Solution" to Solve Ratholing Issue | Pokerfuse Online Poker News

BrianS

jontm wrote: »

Now this too:

Pokerstars to Introduce "Complex Solution" to Solve Ratholing Issue | Pokerfuse Online Poker News

Love it!!!

trigs

jontm wrote: »

Now this too:

Pokerstars to Introduce "Complex Solution" to Solve Ratholing Issue | Pokerfuse Online Poker News

maybe i'm not understanding or i'm sim[FONT=&quot]p[/FONT]lying the issue too much, but i don't get why it has to be this difficult.

i would think that a simple timer would be sufficient to deal with this issue. that is, if you sit out and leave a table with more than your original buy in, if you return and start playing again within a set amount of time (let's say 30 minutes) then you MUST rebuy with the same stack size as you just left. if you originally left with less than your original buy in, then you can buy in for any amount up to the table limit.

making them wait for 30 minutes every time to truly rathole could stop the problem. i guess they could still somewhat rathole by starting at another table though and essentially 'saving' their money for the good players on the original table.