What's your attitude towards slow acting players?

[PPT]

I had another reason today why I thought it was deliberately smart to try and waste time. Blinds were quite high now and ten left playing across 2 tables, I didn't want to be in the BB again before final table so I started using up my full time bank hoping that a player from another table would exit thus starting the final table.

Unfortunately it didn't work. I got in the BB position which I had to fold and while I was BB someone did exit from the other table meaning the next hand we were on final table and I was moved to UTG+2.

Really crappy positioning to be BB then UTG+2 and swiftly BB again. Had we played 1 less hand I wouldn't have lost my BB which at that stage was a considerable amount of chips.

I think deliberately using your clock, if its got a tactical advantage, is entirely reasonable. If you want shorter clocks, go for super turbos.

 

[okiepokerplayer]

I think that in live tournaments there needs to be a "play clock". Everyone gets 5 extra time chips per session, i.e. from break to break, and 60 seconds to act.

 

[Zvezda kz]

I don’t react at all to the time players spend making a decision. We must not forget that there are players who play at more than 10 tables at the same time, but not like us at 3-7 tables at the same time, and, naturally, they need more time to make a decision. They also slow down the game on the bubble, I don't see anything wrong with that.

 

[Newzooozooo]

Hi.
Mostly I play 3-4 tables at a time, so slow opponents on the contrary are an advantage for me. Every player has the right to play as he wants, and everything that is provided by the rules does not irritate me.
Good luck.

 

[Pokerpoet2]

On-line we are lucky to have a time bank which tick's down at the same rate for everyone, so we are all able to take advantage of it. Sometimes it is difficult to make a right call if we do not follow the action as it play's out, especially for someone who is multi-tabling.
If you think that it is bad on-line, try playing in a live event, I don't like calling the clock on any player, and I have only ever done it once, but I had to consider the other player's at the table, even though I could have made more chips, had I kept my mouth shut, I was on the BB and was raised from the Button, holding A/8 suited I didn't want to fold pre-flop as I thought I could hit top pair or a possible flush so I called.
The flop gave me 2 pair with a A, 8, 7, flop, so I checked, and my opponent bet out same size bet, 2X the Blinds, I immediately called, and a second eight gave me a Boat, I checked again and he bet out the same amount again. Now I had an important decision to make because he could have been holding Pocket Aces all along as he had raised Pre-flop, bet the flop, and now he was betting again on the turn, I decided if he was holding Aces, I had to raise to find out, so I doubled the bet, which he called, now I was positive he didn't have the Aces and was probably playing A/K or A/Q, because if I had been in his position an all-in bet would be my move, when the river card came King, I thought he may have made his 2 pair so this time I led out betting about half pot which was 8X the BB.
He immediately went into Tank Mode and just sat there, we waited a good 5 minutes,and there was grumblings coming from others at the table, so I said "Work it out? You raise, I call, You bet, I call, You bet again, I raise, Now I bet the River, so who has the best hand?" I waited another minute before I called the clock on him, and he folded after being counted down.
He asked me if I would show, and I said only if you had called, but I did have you beat.
It is a difficult to make decision's under pressure, especially when it come's to your tournament life being on the line, Some use the Time bank to try and make the money when close to the bubble, other's do it to annoy other players and put them on tilt, but it is there for you to use, so why not?

When the fun Stops, STOP!

 

[Bitra1]

i hate slow play

it's okey to take the time and think

but not too much

 

[gud1ni99]

Never annoyed with such behavior ... Everyone has their own reasons for any action. If this annoys you and makes you angry, try increasing the number of tables at the same time, and perhaps you will even understand such people

 

[poxerator78]

This is a great test for you, how ready and calm you are. at what level are your nerves and patience, do you own your emotions or they control you, and all this affects your game at long distances

 

[fullclock]

I have no problems with players doing things slow. It is part of their strategy and it seems perfect to me. That should not influence your game you must be sure of yourself.

 

[mervin88]

I don't mind them at all, play 4 tables and you will not even notice that they are very slow

 

[ASMautoneJr]

THESE PLAYERS ARE FOR US TO TRAIN PATIENCE, EXERCISE PATIENCE, WE ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE PATIENCE AND TAKE PLAYERS LIKE THIS!!! LAUGHTER !

 

[spectralwave]

First comes “trying to bluff every hand without worrying about how you look at the tables”. We already know that poker is much more a game of people than of cards. The image a player has at the table is of utmost importance. Identifying what opponents are thinking about you and making use of it is crucial to good performance.

 

[99TERRANCE99]

Let them do their thing until it’s a specific rule ...online especially could use an overall speed up on action times ..tournaments at times run far to long because many do it throughout the entirety which here and there yes and that’s what time banks are for but every single hand gets old

 

[FastOne]

All players can take up all the time they want from the timer set by the poker room. Now, I get players doing that at a tournament close to the money, I've done that myself when being very shortstacked and wanting to at least make it ITM.

It's a bit annoying if it's done every single hand, but it doesn't bother me that much if it's done at a tournament. It does bother me at cash tables, because I just don't see the point of doing so and the more hands I get per hour the better.

If it's something that really bothers you, check the timer in the tournament description to see if it suits you playing that particular tournament or cash table.

 

[Carlloss]

Poker is also a game of solitaire, I know that players who abuse their team bank are very annoying, but it is part of the game. When the delay starts to irritate me I know I must stop playing because impatience and anxiety will make me play the wrong way and hastily.

 

[eberetta1]

Use every advantage at your disposal that you can. Even more annoying than people using their time bank, is what some players say in chat.

 

[mimietmour]

I kind of agree with Carlloss you might think this is a group game but the goal tio every game is to win whatever the way to take. WIN WIN.

 

[YuriSLopes]

Me? Depends on my mood at that specific time.

Sometimes I take the advantage of doing the same in moments like, the same guy that was using all of his action time goes all in hehe... Sweet revenge.

But mostly if I'm in good spirits I simply laugh and wait for my action.

Might be a good opportunity to check your patience.

 

[YenRodriguez]

If it bothers me when I am the slow one, imagine how much it bothers me when it is the others

 

[stil370]

Hello,
In poker tables, some players act slowly every single time, personally I feel annoyed by them, what's your feeling?

I agree with you generally speaking.
I find that sometimes it helps to play very quickly after they have played. i think they think twice when other players are picking up the pace also. im hoping by quickening the pace that they too will in turn start to play faster.

 

[1984]

usually multi-table, so rarely notice. don't mind. i don't understand the guys who do it far from ITM, or in ITM, or in turbo, hyber - except near to bubbles as a short stack.

sometimes, when i do something next to poker, probably it looks like i slow play, meantime, just not 100% focus on poker...

 

[kasinogyn]

I think everyone has a style of play. so I don't get angry. there are mainly in mtt tournaments that it is better to stall the time. that's why I don't lose patience.

 

[Vivaly]

I am not at all concerned. They are always different people. From any situation I find positive moments, for example, that they will not be able to do this for a long time.

 

[ADRI7HO]

Such is online poker.
Anyone who has a Time Bank manages it the way they want, and if they make the most of their time, they can do so.
You don't have to deal with that, tranquility.

 

[ronn6583]

Tolerantly. Everyone has the right to play as they like.