It's always bothered me that, at the very moment FTP went down, I had 3 tourneys running and I was ahead in each. In particular, HEM records that, at 06:22 EST I had just played this hand in a $12 6mx sng (yeah, the baller days ♦ ):
Grabbed by Holdem Manager
NL Holdem $100(BB) Replayer
SB ($3,460)
Hero ($3,605)
BTN ($1,935)
Dealt to Hero J♦ 8♦
fold, SB raises to $200, Hero calls $100
FLOP ($400) T♠ 7♥ T♦
SB checks, Hero bets $200, SB raises to $400, Hero calls $200
TURN ($1,200) T♠ 7♥ T♦ 9♦
SB bets $400, Hero calls $400
RIVER ($2,000) T♠ 7♥ T♦ 9♦ 6♠
SB checks, Hero bets $2,605 (AI), SB calls $2,460 (AI)
Hero shows J♦ 8♦
(Pre 39%, Flop 16.3%, Turn 79.5%)
SB shows T♥ A♦
(Pre 61%, Flop 83.7%, Turn 20.5%)
Hero wins $6,920
Before this hand, my T equity is $25.50 (i.e. already over double my starting equity). But after it, I have over $38 in T equity.
So, when I heard FTP was coming back, I wondered what they were going to do about incomplete tourneys in progress at shutdown time? Would they just refund everyone's buyin? Would they refund the BI's of only those players still in? How would they reflect the fact that I was odds on to scoop first place prize? A straight refund didn't seem to cut it.
I managed to download my a/c summary yesterday for the entire period from 28 June 2011 until the present. And how delighted was I to see that not only did I receive $160 in missed r/bk payments, but there was also this entry:
29-Jun-2011/ 09:34/ Tournament Play/ Tournament Win/ Placed 1st $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (243057296)/ Hold'em-NL/ $39.64
...almost exactly the amount HEM icm predicts I would have won based on my chip position. The other two tourneys were similarly treated.
Am I secretly happier about this righting of wrongs than about getting my entire FTP bankroll back?
Of course I am.