[SpliffyUK]

Hi there, just a quick question.
I went into the local pool hall last night, waiting for the girlfriend,and I went to the one 3 reeler in the place. I hate 4 reelers. Anyway, the start button was flashing and a quid in credit, but no-one playing it. I asked the bar woman who was using the machine, and she pointed at some guy playing a poker tourney. I finished my pint, went over and said "Is that your quid in the machine?" He said it was, so I got a quid out and said here ya go. He said no I'm playing it. I said no your not your playing a poker tourney. He then said yeah but I'm going back on it in 2 minutes. He was chip leader and there was maybe 50 minutes to go before the break. Ipointed this out and he said yeah but I'll be going on it in the break. I said "Prick" and left it at that.
Hah funnily enough he went all in a couple of times, and was out in about 10 minutes lol. So he got back to his precious machine and lost about £50. By then My GF had turned up, so we played pool. She hates bandits and I never go on them when she's with me, and by the end of the night I'd forgot all about it.
Anyway, what I'm trying to ask is, do you think it's on, him doing that? I can accept doing it for 10 minutes while you nip out for a fag, or go to the loo or bar or whatever, but doing it when you know you could be away for at least an hour? Is their a sort of slot players etiquette regarding this?
Cheers.