Quote Originally Posted by Pelion
In fact here it is

http://www.thepokerforum.com/housepolicies.htm


5. All games are table stakes (except �playing behind� as given in the next rule). All chips and money must be kept in plain view. Chips may be removed for security purposes when leaving the table, but must be fully restored upon return. If you return to the same game within one hour of cashing out, your buy-in must be equal to the amount removed when leaving that game.
Thanks again Pelion for digging up the info for me (+ readers).

And thanks to everyone else who has made a comment. Now I have a better understanding of how "going south" is viewed in different contexts from online to casino play to a home game, and feel I can hold my own if the situation ever comes up with me again.

I understand a short stack can have it's advantages in a game of No-limit and if you combine that with the ability to "go-south" you could easily siphon a lot more chips than you are risking over a longer period of time. If it were allowed as a common practice "players" would be doing this trick all the time. Personally I won't choose to play on a site that allows it. I also feel quite certain that I'm not going to run into the problem again unless it's a bunch of guys (like us) testing the waters with our amateur home games.

Mucknut