I think that Players that sit out in tournaments should be kicked out of the tournament EXSPECIALLY in Sit and Go’s . In the bigger tournaments maybe sit out 3 .But its not playing sitting out . I have seen players that have not played several hands end up in the money .They should be kicked out of !!! That is my opinion!
Hi lusssty, 
I believe that once a player has paid their registration fee (buy in) they are entitled to choose which hands they want to play and it is completely within the rules to fold every hand if that is what they want to do. The difference between folding every hand and sitting out is that after a certain number of missed hands a player sitting out will be removed and their buy in forfeited.
The following is from the help page:
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Are players allowed to sit out during tournaments?
Yes. Sitting out (essentially folding every hand) is a legal tactic in both real money and play money poker.
Think of it this way: After a tournament has started, a player cannot decide to pick up their chips and leave. Similarly, we cannot decide to arbitrarily remove a player and their chips from a tournament once it has started. All chips at the start of a tournament must also be at the final table in order for the game to be fair to everyone.
A player who is sitting out actually puts his opponents at a significant advantage. The player who is sitting out is still forced to pay his blinds and antes, and is never able to build his stack. It’s best to think of a player who is sitting out as simply folding every hand. This is a completely legal tactic, as it is up to any individual player to decide his own best strategy. For this reason, almost every online poker room allows entrants to sit out indefinitely during a tournament.
We do what we can to discourage this sort of behavior, but once a player has paid their entry, they are entitled to play their chips any way they like within the rules of the game.
Tournaments and no-shows
Since we are a play money site, our priority is to ensure the best possible experience for all of our players, which sometimes means doing things slightly differently than they would be at a live poker tournament.
Given this, we have implemented the following No Show Policy:
In all Sit & Go and some Freeroll tournaments, players that have not taken their seat and played a hand by the END of the second blind level, will be removed from the tournament and their buy-in forfeited. In all Multi-Table Tournaments requiring a buy-in fee, however, players have until the END of the third blind level to take their seat and participate in a hand. Blind levels can vary from tournament to tournament, but a typical blind level is 5 minutes, in which case a no show would be removed after 10-15 minutes of inactivity.
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I do not know the time limit foe a player that sits in for one hand and then sits out, but my impression is that is similar to the policy for no shows.
It seems your idea of a sit out limit would unfairly penalize a player who looses his connection to the site for more than a couple of hands.
I know it can be frustrating and seems unfair to see a player sit out and then pop back in just in time to make the money after you have been grinding the whole time bit it is within the rules, rules which have developed and evolved over time to be pretty fair for all concerned and personally, I do not see the rules changing any time soon.
Hope this helps…
Peace!
yes it is unfair!
I completely agree with lusssty.
If you haven’t played a single hand, you don’t earn any sitngo points or chips in my opinion.
pls kick them out of the game after 10 hands.
This interests me very much… I only play tournaments and given my circumstances - carrying for a sick loved one - I often have to “sit out” because she needs care, I don’t often know this before the start.
I recognize that this can be misinterpreted as a strategy. It’s not. some times I’m unable to make it back. I know it holds up the game and I wish we could have the option of withdrawing- forfeit chips extra, because I don’t want to hold up the game,
So my choice often is to not play or know I could be called away. I wish this forum would take into consideration the human element. We all have complicated lives, can we be gentle with each other while we’re trying to win?
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Das32343 gave the only cogent response. If you don’t think you should have the right to force other players to call instead of fold at any point—and surely no one thinks they do—then you must accept that players have a right to sit out.
If you feel they are gaining an advantage by doing so, guess what—you can do it too!
But if you are complaining about others sitting out, presumably you don’t do it yourself—suggesting you understand that playing the game is more beneficial than sitting out and hoping everyone else busts you into the money.
So why complain? Because it feels bad when you put in effort, and lose, only to see someone else who did nothing end up cashing.
But neither the site, nor the rules, are responsible for making sure you never feel frustrated about a result 
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On this topic, tournaments I mean, if I want to sit out for a bit, what’s the problem I don’t slow the game up so ?
Lots of reasons why one would sit out, crisis, doorbell, phone call, busted, cat, dog, etc
In live play you can take a bit time out if you wish, only losing the blinds.
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Agree my friend! I’ve had to sit out, many times for various reasons.
Good example is in a freeroll, you can’t get out and they are where I see the largest sit out issues.
I do think it would be a good idea, to rebalance tables after so many hands & place all sit outs at the same table. That would not affect the folks that want to play with even a semi full table & loosen the burden on those that simply cant be in the game for whatever reason.