Wasting TimeBank. Is that really clever?

Any player who has confidence in their ability would rather play more hands to possibly eliminate opponents than waste time waiting for opponents to disappear.

I have deliberately delayed as long as possible before either folding or calling to wait for others to be knocked out to improve my chances of getting in the money.. not sure when hand for hand play comes in, but other smaller games, absolutely time bank that thing. So yeah, makes sense to me. You either play or you fold. you should know your hand strenght immediately at any time. so never need it otherwise. 👌🏻👍🏻

Only once in a while when it's really necessary, the players who consume their time on each hand are just idiots

I get why people think about this, especially in late reg / bubble spots, but in general it’s not really “clever” in a meaningful EV sense.

If you’re using timebank just to try to force others out of the tournament or stall the pace, you’re usually not gaining anything mathematically. You’re not changing the structure, ICM, or payouts—you're just delaying hands for everyone, including yourself. In most cases, that’s neutral or slightly negative EV because you’re reducing hands played per hour where you could actually pick up chips.