Electric...

[Werddown]

So I'm sitting there in a raised pot with pocket Aces with two other players, and the flop comes King high, two low unsuited cards.

One of them leads into me (the raiser), the second one calls, and as I'm moving the slider to the right to raise them, My electricty flickers, and my computer shuts off.

So now I'm frantically trying to turn the computer back on, but the built surge protection wont allow it. I must unplug and re-plug my computer in multiple times, flipping the on/off switch like a madman as fast as I can, until finally about 2 minutes later I get it to turn on. Computer boots up I load up PS hop back on the table , the hand is long gone.


Has your online play ever been majorly affected by an electricity issue out of your control?

I could not even begin to imagine if it were a big MTT and all of your hard spent hours were wasted due to an electrical issue. Online play has all kinds of great benefits, but I'd say that this is probably the single most negative aspect of it.

Discuss.

(I wasnt sure what forum this would go in, so I just put it here. Move it if needed)

[Rockymv]

When I lived on campus, the college's shitty network ruined many an sng for me.

[mrhappy333]

I have had the same problem before, now I have a laptop with battery backup. No more electric probs..

[Greedo017]

I have had the same problem before, now I have a laptop with battery backup. No more electric probs..

sucks that modems and routers plug in... gg

[givememyleg]

I have wireless from Alltel on my laptop and anywhere I can get a cell signal I have broadband internet... it's purty nifty.... esspecially if this ever came up.

Actually I remember a hand where my computer froze when I was 8tabling a few weeks back.. It froze right at the best moment, I'm gonna see if I can find it.

[givememyleg]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG+1 ($30.50)
MP1 ($64.35)
MP2 ($49.25)
MP3 ($51.15)
CO ($50.95)
Button ($62.65)
givemeaNEWCOMPUTER ($51.80)
BB ($59.30)
UTG ($47.65)

Preflop: givemeaNEWCOMPUTER is SB with A, A.
2 folds, MP1 raises to $2.5, 1 fold, MP3 calls $2.50, 2 folds, givemeaNEWCOMPUTER raises to $9, 1 fold, MP1 calls $6.50, MP3 folds.

Flop: ($21) 9, T, K (2 players)
givemeaNEWCOMPUTER bets $15

BAM COMP FREEZES

I get everything back up and ready about 3 mins later and saw the results....

bagger56: folds
givememyleg collected $19.95 from pot

Phew!

But I have been in situations before when my hand was folded like this... it sucksssssssssssssssssssss.

I wonder if anyone has ever timed out at a casino in mid hand during a decision... like if they had a huge deicison for like a $500,000 pot and then BOOM heart attack... what would happen? Where would the money go?

[mrhappy333]

I have had the same problem before, now I have a laptop with battery backup. No more electric probs..

sucks that modems and routers plug in... gg

I have dial up, so when the power goes out, my land line still works. gg.

[thnwkd]

I have a UPS... so when power goes out i have up to an hour left to play. gg.

[cardsman1992]

I have also had AA folded on me during a thunderstorm. I had reraised PFR, and it was gone by the time my power came back on and my computer rebooted.....that sucked.

[bode]

I have had the same problem before, now I have a laptop with battery backup. No more electric probs..

sucks that modems and routers plug in... gg

I have dial up, so when the power goes out, my land line still works. gg.

dial up internet does not get a gg.

gg.

[bode]

when i signed up for a pokerroom bonus, i sat down first thing and fired up 4 $10+1 sngs. less than 10 hands in my internet cuts out. i get it running almost 2 hours later and find out i went 4/4 ITM, with 3 3rds and a 2nd. 100% ITM and 66% ROI isnt bad for no work at all.

GG insight broadband.

[mrhappy333]

gg = good game, amirite?

[Silly String]

Yup.

[djzcko]

I use a laptop so power is not my issue. I have had my wireless connection crap out on me once right at the very second I got donk-villain to re-raise me while I had the nut flush and the board was not paired. Knew I had his stack but I waited a bit to make it look like I was thinking and then when I re-raised, nothing happened...the screen froze so I quickly realized I must have disconnected. So, I took my laptop and ran to a better spot in the house and reconnected. I was out for maybe 15-20 seconds but the freaking program folded my hand. It was particularly painful because I was on a real bad run and that would have been my first big win in a while. Just my luck...

[Miffed22001]

i have both dial up and broadband (dont ask)

so gg all.

[givememyleg]

wtf no one was as curious as i was about timing out in real life? what would happen.

[Rockymv]

wtf no one was as curious as i was about timing out in real life? what would happen.

I think dying during a hand probably counts as folding.

[badandy519]

wtf no one was as curious as i was about timing out in real life? what would happen.

I think dying during a hand probably counts as folding.

Yeah, then the results really don't matter.

[Chicago_Kid]

wtf no one was as curious as i was about timing out in real life? what would happen.

I think dying during a hand probably counts as folding.

Yeah, then the results really don't matter.

ok Andy...whos the chick in the avatar??

[givememyleg]

wtf no one was as curious as i was about timing out in real life? what would happen.

I think dying during a hand probably counts as folding.

What if you didn't die and were just hospitalized or something. If I was Hero in a huge pot and villian had a heart attack in mid-hand I would feel a little bad if all the money was awarded to me.

But then again I won tons of money so ba-ziiiiiiiiiing!

I'm gonna search to see if this has happened anywhere I'm curious.

[AceRagSuited]

wtf no one was as curious as i was about timing out in real life? what would happen.

I think dying during a hand probably counts as folding.

What if you didn't die and were just hospitalized or something. If I was Hero in a huge pot and villian had a heart attack in mid-hand I would feel a little bad if all the money was awarded to me.

But then again I won tons of money so ba-ziiiiiiiiiing!

I'm gonna search to see if this has happened anywhere I'm curious.

It happened to Johnny Moss once, don't know if it was midhand though. He went to the hospital, they told him it was a mild heart attack and he was back at the table 4 or 5 hours later.

[Greedo017]

I have wireless from Alltel on my laptop and anywhere I can get a cell signal I have broadband internet

um, i want this. how do i get this.

[pantherhound]

I have wireless from Alltel on my laptop and anywhere I can get a cell signal I have broadband internet

um, i want this. how do i get this.

SECONDED

[Halv]

When I play in bed, balancing my laptop on my chest, I sometimes accidentally touch the switch that initiates the "hibernate" sequence when you close the lid. Always fun.