Always important to manage time well, at certain times of the tournament having time to decide the best move is essential. The lack of time to analyze the play well at a certain moment in the tournament can make the player lose precious chips.
Basically I only use the time pot on key and expensive spots, especially on the river. It often happened that you rashly hit the insta-call on the river, and then you regret it for half a day, because you succumbed to emotions, rushed and did not notice something. Sometimes I use it as a strategy, showing weakness with the nuts hand
Hi! Yes, I often use time bank. I use it when I need to make a difficult decision in an important tournament. I use it to get into prizes when I have to wait for short players to fly out. Sometimes I use it to confuse the opponent. Sometimes I need to get away for a couple of minutes and the time bank saves me.
Some time's I use the Time bank especially if there is an Idiot at the table shoving all-in with every hand, I just like to make them wait.
It can have it's uses though in MTTs and getting close to the bubble, but generally I have already made my mind up before the action gets to me whether to raise, call or fold. It is rare that I change my mind and go with a gut feeling but it happens.
Once on the big blind with pocket 3s I was going to fold to any raise but a small stack pushed all-in and everyone at the table folded to me and I thought well it's only another 3 BB to call, why not? He had AK suited and low and behold the 3s held, So sometimes it pays to wait until everyone else has made their decisions.
It can have it's uses though in MTTs and getting close to the bubble, but generally I have already made my mind up before the action gets to me whether to raise, call or fold. It is rare that I change my mind and go with a gut feeling but it happens.
Once on the big blind with pocket 3s I was going to fold to any raise but a small stack pushed all-in and everyone at the table folded to me and I thought well it's only another 3 BB to call, why not? He had AK suited and low and behold the 3s held, So sometimes it pays to wait until everyone else has made their decisions.
I use it, mostly late in a tournament around the bubble. It's good not to waste the timebank early in a tournament for some decisions may require a moment more then the time bar gives... For me it does, still learning, when I rush I don't last.
