I only play when I'm at home, so if my internet connection goes down, I usually have other options, like switching to mobile data or using another connection. It doesn't happen often, but I know how frustrating it is when it happens at a crucial moment.
The poker sites generally consider a player's internet connection to be the player's own responsibility. Only in exceptional situations—such as a widespread server outage affecting many players—may the site pause the tournament or apply its refund policy.
Many moons ago, when I first started playing online, before cable internet, with dial-up phone landline connections, getting disconnected was very common, and sites gave all-in protection if you were disconnected during a hand. People abused this, intentionally disconnecting to not have to call large bets and still finish a hand. They gradually did away with it, going to only 2 or 1 protections per a certain time period or session, and then none I live six miles outa town, buried in the woods and I was able to get cable internet in 2003 which has been very stable over the years, though I only average about 12 mbs these days, while folks in town have fiber internet now with insane speeds, 500mbs, even some over 1000mbs. I don't think they'll ever run fiber out here, but my connection is mostly sufficient now with only one thing running the internet at a time. The only site I have any problems with is Replay, and I don't think it's on my end...
If I am using wifi and I start to disconnect during a tournament, I sometimes try to connect to a cellular hotspot in hopes it'll hold the connection during wifi reconnection.
But if I am playing on cellular data and start disconnecting without access to other networks, that's just unlucky and I can only hope it gets a solid signal soon lol, it happened a lot, so I just started to avoid playing online outside of home.
But if I am playing on cellular data and start disconnecting without access to other networks, that's just unlucky and I can only hope it gets a solid signal soon lol, it happened a lot, so I just started to avoid playing online outside of home.
I don't want that to anyone. It happened to me and it's horrible being at a final table and I was punching when the connection returned the tournament had ended, and despite everything, I was in fifth place. It's the worst thing that can happen to you while playing
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This has happened to me before, but since I play micro stakes, it doesn't affect me that much. Internet disconnections are very rare for me because my connection is usually stable. Right now, I'm using my phone as a hotspot for my PC.
For players who play higher stakes, though, I think it's a good idea to have more than one internet provider—at least two, or even three if you want extra security. It must be terrible to lose your connection while playing a final table for big money.
I don't know how much internet costs in other countries, but here in Brazil I pay about R$100 per month for a 600 Mbps connection, which is roughly US$20. So, if I ever start playing higher stakes, I would definitely have at least two internet connections.
This has happened to me before, but since I play micro stakes, it doesn't affect me that much. Internet disconnections are very rare for me because my connection is usually stable. Right now, I'm using my phone as a hotspot for my PC.
For players who play higher stakes, though, I think it's a good idea to have more than one internet provider—at least two, or even three if you want extra security. It must be terrible to lose your connection while playing a final table for big money.
I don't know how much internet costs in other countries, but here in Brazil I pay about R$100 per month for a 600 Mbps connection, which is roughly US$20. So, if I ever start playing higher stakes, I would definitely have at least two internet connections.
Definitely a good idea. I recently got broadband installed, which should be faster than my old wireless internet. But I still kept my wireless internet as a backup solution, and today there is actually a lengthy issue (hours) with the broadband. Which would have completely sucked, if I was playing tournaments and did not have a back-up.thwenth1983 said:
I know exactly how that feels. It's one of the most frustrating things in poker. Losing a big pot or busting on the bubble because of an internet disconnection hurts much more than losing a normal hand. Unfortunately, the only things we can do are use a stable connection, keep mobile data as a backup, and hope the platform has reconnect protection.