Quote from: WSOPMcGee on July 01, 2024, 12:23:28 AM
Guillaume,
Ideally, never put the stack in play and resale the seat to a player ready to play and place other player in late registration alternate line if possible. I would say most tournaments don't have this ability. Three things are accomplished - 1) Extra chips never go into play 2) Seat is immediately resold to late registration player 3) Easily identify's no show player who pre-registered and allows for player to be refunded.
Second best option is your #2 example and yes you give them a refund as well.