If you cant beat someone who is just sitting out then I don't think u deserve to win.

If they pay their blinds then they're as eligible as the next guy.

As Gurgi says 'if you can't beat an away player....'

It would be fine if the away persons cards are folded automatically whether they are all in or not.

But if the away player is at final table with big blinds and are auto all in then win, it isnt fair, in my opinion.

Its unfair they got lucky enough to go to the final table and not givin the chance to be there to play for first?

My point was about the away and folding. O

On pokerstars and im sure all other sites if you are away your hand is folded no matter what so you have no chance of winning. That should apply on here.

Other sites kick you out of the game if you away for two hands. And you go into tourneys to play not just sit away. It makes it harder to play when 5 out of 9 are away. Its called sportmanship. If you dont want to play dont pay. Just like with bad loosers, you pay you play and sometimes loose.

I agree with madness. I've played at a tourney here and sat playing 1 on 1 as every one else was "away". So it wouldn't reassign us to another table. At the very least, it should charge the "away" player the big blind for every hand they are not engaged. That way, they probably won't make it to the final table. I watched one player sit out the entire tournament and took 3rd place. That's not fair. I also support having the option to "unjoin" a tournament, as sometimes unforeseen things may pop up causing a player to not be able to stay and play.

As Wombley suggests; the away players should auto-fold and pay their blinds. That way they will be blinded out very quickly and cannot win an unraised pot. Simple !