When is it the right time to call the clock?

I think i wrote a thread on this issue a couple of years ago. I saw the live stream of the little ft and one player in particular Mario Lopez was taking a reallly long time too fold hands that looked as through he should have mucked 10 secs. So my question is when is the best time too call a clock on someone how long can u let them tank for?

I just don't think players are ever going to a good job a policing themselves in this area. Part of the reason is a tradition of not wanting to rush another player. The only thing likely to work is a shot clock.

In the event referred to by the OP, they were down to fifteen hands an hour. FIFTEEN! Unacceptable. It's going to take a while to work out the mechanics of a shot clock. The time to start is now.




Cheers!

I've never called the clock on anyone. honestly i like to see how the hand plays out, and why the guy took so much time to make a decision

The only time I have ever called a clock was when a player was continuing to stall every hand they played. Generally I allow players to take all the time they need unless it seems like its some kind of strategy of theirs to drive the pace of the game down.

Look for Open Skill League. Top players are champions of timing ))