Should online poker be slowed down?.

gnomo · Sep 23, 2008

one of the reasons of playing online its because the game is faster. if you want more time you can use ur time bank.

and online you see all the time ur cards and all the players stack, so is much easier to calculate.

badboy98 · Sep 23, 2008

i say no fore the simple reason people use that time not for making a play but to slide though the tourney , shorter time means the tourney will get to the good money part a lot faster

OzExorcist · Sep 23, 2008

Dorkus Malorkus said:
slower game = less rake.

so, umm, the poker sites probably aren't going to go for it.

^ this.

Not really sure why this thread is still going, DM's statement above pretty much put an end to it a week ago.

HELLBILLY · Sep 23, 2008

I agree that it depends on where you play. I would also say that it would not hurt for the poker sites to allow various speed games for all player levels. I personally don't mind the speed, but maybe others do. So why not give them options. Wouldn't hurt.

OzExorcist · Sep 23, 2008

HELLBILLY said:
I agree that it depends on where you play. I would also say that it would not hurt for the poker sites to allow various speed games for all player levels. I personally don't mind the speed, but maybe others do. So why not give them options. Wouldn't hurt.

Think about it this way: would you be willing to pay higher rake to play on a slower table?

Time is money, and no sane operator is going to slow their games down without expecting compensation.

If the answer to the above question is no, then there really isn't anything much else to discuss here.

janef13 · Sep 23, 2008

I don't favor it slowing down, why not play in the play money games to speed up your math skills, not necessarily your poker skills, lol.

nottocer · Sep 27, 2008

I agree with feitr. It depends on where you play. At poker stars, if you get two or three thinkers that wait the whole time limit to bet, it gets old having to wait so long just to play one hand. We have all been at one of those tables at one time or another. You can go to the bathroom and come back and it still isn't your turn to bet. LOL.

paulwall01 · Sep 28, 2008

I don't think you should slow the game down...however "you" will make better decisions by slowing down and thinking about what your doing.

cAPSLOCK · Sep 28, 2008

I am not opposed to the idea of "slow tables".

But I don't think you will see many playing there.

I prefer high speed 6max rings myself.

Even better when they are shorthanded. I take as long as I want when I really need to think.

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