As far as we know the baby was born perfectly healthy.

Oh no.. much better to use the hand of conception baby naming theory -- the name of the hand she was holding when the baby was conceived. Let's hope for the baby's sake that it's name isn't now "Pocket Rockets".

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Meanwhile, for those who haven't had the life course on child birth yet (despite presumably having been present for at least one): babies don't always arrive on exactly their "due date". They can arrive weeks early or even weeks late. So it's silly to think that someone should just sent home and do nothing for months "just in case" they go into labor.

It would be pretty tilting to get dealt Aces and then going into labor before getting to play them. Kinda like timing out online.

The baby was premature, she was not playing on or near her due date

LOL, nice.

I don't sympathize with these degen parents, at all.
She gave premature birth you say?
I can very clearly see how a prolonged stressful situation like playing a donkament can be one of the factors for that happening, if not the main cause.
And then the idiot father takes over?
While his wife goes in labor giving birth to his child?
A possible tourny score means more to him?

Buyin refund?
No, I would call child protective services instead.
Idiocy.

Blind the morons off so they (maybe) at least learn something from this..

The child was already born the day prior to the start of Day 2.

How's the baby doing?

what is a "live " stack?

One that is available for play. Dead stack would be a disqualified player where their stack was picked up or was getting blinded off.

And yet another idiot weighs in without knowing the facts and making an incorrect assumption.

One drop.

So absurd that anyone has a problem with this. If someone had a heart attack or got hit by lightning why shouldn't a friend/relative of theirs be able to play on their behalf? Is this better or worse for the integrity of the tournament than paying out the ICM value of the stack? Surely no one is advocating that the stack just get blinded out.

Maybe just refunding the buyin and taking the stack out of play would be a better solution than having someone play out the stack. (provided that the stack was close to or above the starting stack.

Hyperbolic much?

This thread made pokernews.

http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/ho...l-63-23908.htm

^^ u must be proud now.

i think this decision definitely opens the door to possible abuse and complications in the future if it is adopted.

first off, what illnesses or physical issues fall into this category now that allow for a replacement? what if i get drunk the night before and fall down the stairs? replacement? what if i'm a drug addict and overdose (see unger)? replacement? heart attack? kidney stones? bad headache? this ruling just leads to a lot of possible issues. is a woman's pregnancy valid but some guy's heart attack isn't (which has happened at WSOP)?

also, we should be considering that this woman being pregnant is a KNOWN issue. it's not like she just started going into labor and didn't know previously she was with child. she knew it's possible to go into labor early. everyone knows that. she took a calculated risk that she wouldn't have the baby early and could finish the tournament. everyone playing with any type of physical issue, illness, disease, etc. is taking a similar risk in that something could arise and they'd have to miss the rest of the tournament. does this mean they all get replacements every time?

also, who is an adequate replacement? crown casino rules just say anyone who hasn't played in the tournament already. i would 100% try to find a pro to play for me giving them a freeroll with a percentage of any prize money they manage to win. why wouldn't i? there's no rules against it. and besides, i knew going in there was a good chance my hemorrhoids would flare up and force me to sit out (on my donut) the rest of the tournament anyway. in fact, with this rule enforced, there is absolutely no risk involved for me. i might as well still sign up while i'm coughing up blood and bleeding from my eyeballs.

i can't help but think that people are being lenient simply because this is about a woman giving birth to a child which is yes, obviously, a great and beautiful thing. however, it's still a simple medical condition which puts the onus on the player to decide if it's worth the risk of playing a poker tournament knowing something could happen that stops them from being able to finish it.

WTF is she doing playing poker when she is about to pop?

Totally agree. Some real scumbag degens out there.

So many emotions and adrenalin running through your body in a poker tournamet. I'm sure that cannot be good for a late term pregnancy. Parents of the year right there.

Was her husband phil ivey?

At least someone in this thread has a relevant question/concern.

what a guy

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