What do you think of slow playing (asking for time)?
 

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (7 handed) converter

SB (t2810)
BB (t1960)
UTG (t1025)
MP1 (t2555)
MP2 (t1040)
CO (t2535)
Button (t1575)

Preflop:
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 gets a time warning, ask for time and then raises to t1040</font>

MP2 had Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Re: What do you think of slow playing (asking for time)?
 

Ummm... what's your question? Maybe he was multi-tabling or just had to take a leak.

Re: What do you think of slow playing (asking for time)?
 

He asked for time, so he was at the table.

I've heard arguments for and against this sort of tactic. I was wondering what this group thought of it.

Re: What do you think of slow playing (asking for time)?
 

Tiffany whatever her name was the villain?

Re: What do you think of slow playing (asking for time)?
 

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He asked for time, so he was at the table.

I've heard arguments for and against this sort of tactic. I was wondering what this group thought of it.

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Whatever. If he was first to act preflop, and did it intentionally as some sort of strategy, it's just retarded. Otherwise, maybe his dog knocked over his bong or something and he needed some time.

Re: What do you think of slow playing (asking for time)?
 

I never use it. Most decisions in a sng don't require a lot of thought.

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That's funny, I did that just today. I was taking a leak and ran back and had like 5 tables demanding my attention. I saw QQ and asked for time so it wouldn't get folded before I could raise. It was with QQ too I think.

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Zabt, you really can't rely on time to act as a tell. If you folded every time I pushed just because I happened to take a while before doing it you would be making a major error. If you called every time I pushed after taking some time, you would also be making a major error.
Don't let this be a determining factor in your play unless you have a specific read on an oppenent.

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Zabt, you really can't rely on time to act as a tell. If you folded every time I pushed just because I happened to take a while before doing it you would be making a major error. If you called every time I pushed after taking some time, you would also be making a major error.
Don't let this be a determining factor in your play unless you have a specific read on an oppenent.

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The timing of the actions of your opponents can be tells. Of course, good players won't give anything away by their timing, but bad players sometimes do. For example, a very quick check on the flop means a check/raise quite often. A quick call on the flop often means a draw, etc.

Also, if I have a good hand, I might wait a while and make a weak-looking bet on the flop, so I appear weak. It definately works against some players.

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He asked for time, so he was at the table.

I've heard arguments for and against this sort of tactic. I was wondering what this group thought of it.

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You dont have to be at the table for your time bank to come on.