Bodog Poker’s Disconnection Protection
Disconnection Protection protects players who are disconnected from the
game server. The player must be fully disconnected from the server. Disconnection Protection will not activate for a player who is still connected but does not act in the time given. Players who are still connected and do not act will Time Out of the hand and their hand will be folded. They will then be placed on Auto Fold in tournaments or Sit Out in cash games until they can return to the table.
Disconnection Protection works differently for cash games and tournaments.
Cash Game Disconnection Protection
In a cash game, if a player is disconnected during a hand, the poker software will recognize they are no longer connected. In the case of a disconnection during a Cash Game, the Player will be awarded an additional 30 seconds to act. If the player does not act in this additional 30 seconds, their hand will be folded.
Extra time will only be awarded when player is disconnected from the Bodog Poker system. In the occurrence of a system lag not attributed to Bodog regardless of the cause, if the player does not act in the specified time period the hand in question will be folded. In the event a player is disconnected during a hand where the action is checked to the said player, the hand will be checked unless a specific action is required by the player.
Tournament Disconnection Protection
A player who suffers a disconnection while playing in a tournament will have extra time added to their hand so they can hopefully reconnect and play the hand out. If the player is unable to reconnect in the extra time given, their hand will be folded and they will be placed on autofold until they can return to the game. If no previous bets are initiated and no further action is required by the said player, the hand will not be folded and checked to the next player.
For Sit and Go tournaments, the Tournament Disconnection Protection is available when the tournament is down to four players or less, or all the way through for Heads Up tournaments. The first time TDP is used in a Sit and Go, the player is given 120 seconds; the second time, 60 seconds. No extra time is given if they are disconnected a third time.
For Multi-Table tournaments, the Tournament Disconnection Protection is available only at the final table. The first time, the player gets 240 seconds; the second, 120 seconds; and the third, 60 seconds. No extra time is given if they are disconnected a fourth time.
Tournament Disconnection Protection will appear in a Hand History as “TDP”:
TDP
| waitForReconnection 120s
| 19:21:08
|
Disconnect
| Player put on fold
| 19:23:11
|
Fold
| $150.00
| 19:23:11
|
