Letting the Timer Run (Stalling)

sryulaw · Aug 4, 2017

It is not against like rules of the game.
Players are free to do this about it. I have no problems with it.

BlackJesus · Aug 5, 2017

True, but there are not that many turtling/stalling players to complain really. Unless you play pokerstars leagues, of course.
As always, players stall before the bubble and final table, but that cant be avoided, I guess. Otherwise, in regular tournaments, I find quite few players stalling to complain, really.

taurusix · Aug 5, 2017

PS started some actions to fight against this issue
https://www.pokerstars.com/en/blog/...e-to-act-settings-to-be-trialled-167311.shtml

ianleel · Aug 5, 2017

its part of the game get use to it

0_5v · Aug 5, 2017

Whats interesting is the polar opposites of the views. So I'm going for the middle.
LOL

Actually when I started I needed the time to workout what my options were and to check if I missed a possibility before folding. Now I use the time to check if what I thought was happening was actually happening or it was all in my head. Playing 4 tables at once you can easily imagine the cards from another table to this one and you better check.

And sometimes I already know what I'm going to do before my turn arrives, but having said that perhaps that is why I lose so often I'm maybe not taking enough time to evaluate what the last guy or girl did.

CHAVIKI · Aug 5, 2017

Part of the game

Personally I don't do that, but some times it helps, specially when you are about some places to win something, waiting can be an option.

Two6JJ · Aug 5, 2017

The bubble tank stall is annoying but part of the game that just sucks the life out of me.

Alex Sentsov · Aug 5, 2017

Sometimes you have to stall for time. All depends on the situation.

iamtoldurghey · Jul 22, 2018

Its part of the game.its within the rules .i say let it be

spinnyc · Jul 22, 2018

stalling

this is something that i hate nearly as much as the tanker in live games

spinnyc · Jul 22, 2018

i hate stalling

it should penalise players that continuously do it

spinnyc · Jul 22, 2018

i only use time appropriately but not everyone believes in good poker ed:thefinger

spinnyc · Jul 22, 2018

hope they all lose

i am always routing:joyman: for the tanker to get sucked out

angelamsmith05 · Jul 22, 2018

I always assume that they are playing in multiple games. Its very rude.

Jmckay · Jul 22, 2018

I agree it happens to often. Like everyone is nail biting every hand

NBB · Jul 23, 2018

It sounds like you have some serious issues going on…………. Lol

It is just a game….. Chill out…. You will live a more fulfilling life …. IMHO

TulasMoreno · Jul 23, 2018

Its part of the game and rules, get over it!

da22duke · Jul 23, 2018

This is probably the single biggest thing that irritates me about online poker. Especially late in a tournament when people do it not understanding its hand for hand...

NBB · Jul 23, 2018

da22duke said:
This is probably the single biggest thing that irritates me about online poker. Especially late in a tournament when people do it not understanding its hand for hand...

It appears that it is you that does not understand.
The most likely reasons when you witness stalling from some players during hand for hand, is the attempt to make the money by stalling so that they are not eliminated with their small chip stacks before the bubble.

Wiltz82 · Jul 23, 2018

I don’t mind the timer but I think of the timer starts it shouldn’t be as long to keep the pace of the game moving. I know I have played on multiple tables and have needed a couple extra seconds. But if your at the casino you only get what time is allowed to play at the table so it keeps moving

akmost · Jul 24, 2018

NBB said:
It appears that it is you that does not understand.
The most likely reasons when you witness stalling from some players during hand for hand, is the attempt to make the money by stalling so that they are not eliminated with their small chip stacks before the bubble.

Do you know what hand for hand is? There is no point stalling when you are at this phase, no matter if you have one single chip, the next hand will not dealt in any table if they are still playing. It is the stone bubble phase, it is usually requires a single player's elimination to get in the money.

It is totally pointless for someone to do it.

The thread creator here means the pre hand-for-hand phase. There is a major difference between those two.

NBB · Jul 24, 2018

akmost said:
Do you know what hand for hand is? There is no point stalling when you are at this phase, no matter if you have one single chip, the next hand will not dealt in any table if they are still playing. It is the stone bubble phase, it is usually requires a single player's elimination to get in the money.

It is totally pointless for someone to do it.

The thread creator here means the pre hand-for-hand phase. There is a major difference between those two.

I stand corrected :fight: lol

have · Jul 24, 2018

tool

it just a tool. use it wisely .it does cause players too tilt go crazy .use it too your adavnge patince ... set a nd enjoy the game . havefunAA

Jmckay · Jul 26, 2018

A lot of people stall and waste time so the other players can get knocked out while they're trying to get those last few people out to get in the money. I do think it's foolish and it does waste all of our time and they usually get knocked out anyway.

ScottieDuncan · Jul 26, 2018

Ever heard the saying "Study long and Study Wrong"?

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