PokerTH

If I lose connection to the server during a game, I log out and restart PokerTH. Then I can decide whether I want to continue the game.

The same should be possible if I register for a game but it starts without me.

Since this isn't possible, I—and presumably many others—wait for nine players to participate, hoping to snag the tenth spot.

Can the administrator or someone else do anything to prevent this?

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Wenn ich während eines Spiels die Verbindung zum Server verliere, logge ich mich aus und starte PokerTH neu. Dann kann ich entscheiden, ob ich das Spiel fortsetzen möchte.

Dasselbe sollte auch möglich sein, wenn ich mich für ein Spiel anmelde, es aber ohne mich startet.

Da dies nicht möglich ist, warten ich – und vermutlich viele andere – darauf, dass neun Spieler teilnehmen, um mit etwas Glück den zehnten Platz zu ergattern.

Kann der Administrator oder jemand anderes etwas unternehmen, um dies zu verhindern?

calm wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 9:29 am The same should be possible if I register for a game but it starts without me.

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calm wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 9:29 am wait for nine players to participate, hoping to snag the tenth spot.

I honestly do not understand what exact situation you do describe.
Do you mean a registration for a BBC game - and you do not get invited?
Or dou you mean joining a ranking game in lobby - and this ranking game starts without you = you get disconnected before game-start, but your client does not realize it?

If it's about the latter: you should maybe check your internet connection. The server has limited capacity for a scenario you describe: you propably get disconnected from the game just before game starts - and the server might not know that you participated.
A work-around for this is typing something into chat every minute and check if it's displayed in lobby chat. If not: you already got disconnected.
I personally do use this for example with sending a little dot character when I want to avoid being kicked from a game after too long inactivity.


Please describe more clear what exactly you do mean.

Or dou you mean joining a ranking game in lobby - and this ranking game starts without you = you get disconnected before game-start, but your client does not realize it?

Yes, that's what I mean.

I personally do use this for example with sending a little dot character when I want to avoid being kicked from a game after too long inactivity.

I do the same. Only then do I have to do that every second.

In any case, thank you for your reply.