All in while sitting out?

[nickthefool]

Not sure if it's just me that finds this strange...bb was sitting out at start of hand and i was pretty sure it would fold round after i raised, but then bb suddenly becomes alive again and instapushes over my steal attempt when it gets to him.

Is this just something they have at stars that makes you go all in when you're sitting out (i've not been playing here that long but havent noticed it happen before) or what?

PokerStars Game #3746825398: Tournament #18604734, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/01/24 - 22:30:20 (ET)
Table '18604734 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: TommyZ28 (1835 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: DasBoot (1005 in chips)
Seat 4: zozopo (1465 in chips)
Seat 5: Lola598 (1980 in chips)
Seat 6: nickthefool (1040 in chips)
Seat 7: siberian_exp (2495 in chips)
Seat 8: potnets (1730 in chips)
Seat 9: gator888 (1950 in chips)
gator888: posts small blind 50
TommyZ28: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to nickthefool [Jh Qc]
DasBoot: folds
zozopo: folds
Lola598: folds
TommyZ28 has returned
nickthefool: raises 200 to 300
siberian_exp: folds
potnets: folds
gator888: folds
TommyZ28: raises 1535 to 1835 and is all-in

[Warpe]

Some guys sit out and watch the cards go by, and sit in when they get a hand. Seen it a few times, but not often. Saves on mouse clicks, I guess.

[Rockymv]

I think the idea is that they can get a free raise out of someone if they happen to catch a good hand.

[nickthefool]

It's just that i wasn't aware you could be sitting out at the start of a hand and then still take part in the hand.

[Sprayed]

It's just that i wasn't aware you could be sitting out at the start of a hand and then still take part in the hand.

At Stars you can. I see it all the time.

[Jimmy Mac]

I think the idea is that they can get a free raise out of someone if they happen to catch a good hand.

That's damn cheeky...

[nickthefool]

I think the idea is that they can get a free raise out of someone if they happen to catch a good hand.

Well it worked for him, i probably wouldnt have raised if he hadnt been sitting out, as he was the most aggressive player of the ones i would have had to steal through, all the others were pretty tight though.

Oh well, lesson learned.

[zenbitz]

That's dastardly. I raise sitting out blinds all the time.