Stalling to make the money

thetaxman1 · Mar 5, 2022

Slow play is a strategy. It is also a tell when a slow player all of a sudden is slap happy ready to bet. It will get to the money lots of times, usually the blinds ticking up leave you short. Making a move while many go overly tight and play slow can be a great advantage to you. I like to increase my range and press then.

LetterRip · Mar 6, 2022

This is a standard strategy, I tend to only stall when it is a ticket tourney, or when I'm incredibly short and doubling up won't improve my odds very much.

Kenzie 96 · Mar 6, 2022

Tis within the rules so it is a decision each player is free to make each hand. It matters not if the intent of the player is to play in a jerky fashion or if one or more of the other players at the table believe it to be jerky behavior it is allowed.

SopianaeExtra · Mar 6, 2022

Kenzie 96 said:
Tis within the rules so it is a decision each player is free to make each hand. It matters not if the intent of the player is to play in a jerky fashion or if one or more of the other players at the table believe it to be jerky behavior it is allowed.

QFT.

In any game or sport, if it's within the frame of the set rules, it can't be wrong and never will be.

venycyos · Mar 6, 2022

When I have a big pile I hate to be done. When my stack is small, I not only love being done, but I do it too.

danoscar · Mar 6, 2022

Hello. If 20 are paid. If the 20th gets say $1000. 21 people are left. You are number 21 by say $500. The table play is 9 players. The play on the table and other tables is aggressive. You hold AA and are UG. Are you willing to bet? Or are you wanting to stall in hopes one gets eliminated? How important is the $1000 to you?

steve01991 · Mar 6, 2022

everyone is given time, so if they choose to use it to their benefit, thats ok by me!

weralomos · Mar 6, 2022

blata8ruga said:
Stalling to make money I understand I guess but when a player uses all the time in their time bank every single hand that really frustrates me.

Maybe he's lost his internet.)

franken222 · Mar 6, 2022

It makes you a smart player. You're playing the game to make money. If that takes stalling, playing only premium hands, or using every last second you can, you're using good strategy.

Using every second you can, is even a good strategy during a tournament. It's a great online tell, because the impatient players will soon let you know, and you can make their impatience work against them.

It's not you that's taking the time, it's the site that's giving it to you to use as you see fit.

There are lots of tournaments the impatient players can play. Just look at the different schedules.....you'll see many.

If you're getting into the money.....good for you.

0546474 · Mar 6, 2022

Poker is a game for money and you must use all methods that are not prohibited by the rules to get the maximum profit !!!

angelamsmith05 · Mar 6, 2022

I have done it.

CrushAce8 · Mar 6, 2022

franken222 said:
It makes you a smart player. You're playing the game to make money. If that takes stalling, playing only premium hands, or using every last second you can, you're using good strategy.

Using every second you can, is even a good strategy during a tournament. It's a great online tell, because the impatient players will soon let you know, and you can make their impatience work against them.

It's not you that's taking the time, it's the site that's giving it to you to use as you see fit.

There are lots of tournaments the impatient players can play. Just look at the different schedules.....you'll see many.

If you're getting into the money.....good for you.

Will have to agree with the above. Using time and stalling within the rules and boundaries is often a mark a smart player.

Furthermore, switching gears once in a while makes one’s playing pattern harder to predict…

Just my two cents.

darkvick · Mar 7, 2022

In some cases I do it too. But usually don't. And I hate when they do it with no need.

flattershay · Mar 8, 2022

It's a very common thing and I don't see anything bad in it. People have to do what they can to get that ITM.

Shrops · Mar 8, 2022

No

No, I think most players' stall when short stacked on the bubble.

niphon56 · Mar 8, 2022

I think it's a poker stratagem, too.

Winner need every stratagem that he can use.

blueskies · Mar 8, 2022

I don't really have a problem with it. However, when it's hand to hand and dudes are STILL stalling, then it annoys me.

For example, if there are four tables still active, and the hands at the other three tables have finished, why are you still stalling bro? You just make the blinds come faster. It's goddam HAND FOR HAND!

I suppose one reason is if the short stacks are close in size, and on another table, a player might have more chips than you, but if the blinds increase, he won't have enough to cover, and he might blind out before you do even though he's got more chips. So you stall to make sure the blinds increase before it gets to him.

But that's extra cheap.

ExMoroccan · Jun 30, 2026

Like2Play2 said:
Absolutely
Even with pocket Aces, Kings and Queens
You never know what will happen near the bubble

actually happened to me once, i was short stacket near the bubble, i had KK and went all in preflop at least for the blinds to stall for another hand but to my surprize big stack andy called me with A2 flipping straight and busting me out

SergioV · Jul 1, 2026

I don't mind a little stalling on the bubble because it's part of tournament strategy. But using the entire time bank on every single decision gets pretty annoying, especially when the action is obvious. I think there's a difference between using the clock in an important spot and slowing the whole tournament down every hand.

dreamer13 · Jul 1, 2026

That's right, I do the same.Combating procrastination is difficult. Indeed, ensuring conditions that will prevent violations is difficult.

flamenkit154 · Jul 1, 2026

I think there is a difference between occasionally using your time bank in an important bubble spot and deliberately stalling every hand just to ladder. The first is part of good tournament strategy because difficult decisions deserve time. The second can be frustrating for everyone else at the table. I don't mind players taking their time when they genuinely have a tough decision, but running the clock on every action just to reach the money crosses the line for me.

Nameless14 · Jul 1, 2026

I don't mind a little stalling right on the bubble because it's part of tournament strategy. But using the full time bank every single hand gets frustrating for everyone else. If you're genuinely facing a tough decision, take your time. If you're just trying to run the clock down every hand, that's a bit much in my opinion.

RENEY444 · Jul 1, 2026

You are allowed to use your time/clock however you want . That's just what the rules are . If it bugs someone else that is their problem .

NSX_Amfe2nat · Jul 2, 2026

nothing bad it is just a strategy

Coolcassv9. · Jul 2, 2026

We all do it, especially on the bubble or when advancing in tournaments.

Stalling to make the money

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