asking for a clock in a cash game

[lighterjobs]

is this common practice? last night i was in a hand at my local casino in the seven seat and the table was full besides the eight seat. a drunk guy sat down and started talking to his friend in the nine. after about thirty minutes he bought in and was taking at least thirty seconds to act preflop. on one particular hand he was first to act on the river in a pretty big heads up pot with four spades on the board. he sat there just looking at his cards and at the board for over a couple of minutes. i started looking around at the table and could see everyone at the table was pissed because this was only 6/12 and he wasn't even facing a bet. i could tell i wasn't the only one getting angry, so i asked the dealer if he could start a clock. he acted like he knew what i was talking about, but when he called the floor over, he didn't know what i was talking about. it seemed weird because i thought the floor guy would know what starting a clock meant. just wondering if this happens often in cash games, or i made an ass out of myself for asking to start one.

[knifeandfork]

I think you are fine. when playing nl i may be one of the slowest players with the tough decisions, i try to make up for it on the other hands. but knowing how slow i am in cash games, i dont mind being put on the clock. im surprised these folks dont know what it means.

[Russ McGinley]

Next time, just say something like "Its on you, stinky". You're not on the WPT so the moronic dealer who just started yesterday won't have a clue. Or throw something at him.

If you are going to ask for a clock, do so wearing a PokerStars beanie, sunglasses, and a Party jacket to complete your fishy subterfuge. Wearing a hooded sweatshirt also works.

[cockpit]

At the Taj I was told that they only use the clock in tournaments, not cash games. I don't know if that's true, or the case in you local room, but it could be the answer.

[Randy_Refeld]

Generally a clock should be available in a cash game. I am also guessing the floor usually doesn't have one and may not by familiar with the proper procedure if someone asks for one. When I have worked the floor I always carried a stopwatch in my poket, but never let anyone know it was there (or they would start asking for a clock).

[Kevmath]

On Live at the Bike last night, someone did have the clock called on them in the 500 min NL game.

Kevin...

[PokerFink]

It's not all that common, but it happens. You were not out of line at all. People should not be thinking very long in a 6/12 game, flat out. I'm very surprised the dealer/floor did not know what you meant.


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I have a friend who takes a while with every decision, and he was starting to piss off one of the regulars the last time we were at TStone (Big Paul for you TStoners). Paul had the floor BRING OVER A CLOCK to the table to put time on my friend for EVERY decision, as soon as the action got to him. But Paul is an ass. This was 2/5NL fwiw.
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[Randy_Refeld]

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Paul had the floor BRING OVER A CLOCK to the table to put time on my friend for EVERY decision

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This reminds me a of a good story. A friend of mine was dealing a high limit game. The player in the 9 seat (or 10 if you are someplace that plays 10 handed) is thinking. Someone at the other end of the table aske for a clock, the dealer looks in the box and says "I don't have one" (sometimes in certain games tehre will be a clock in the box that the dealer can start and hand to the floor when they arrive). The player asking for a clock takes of his watch and throws it to the dealer. The thinking player grabs the watch, pulls open the rake slide and drops the watch down the rake hole.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

In the event that someone wanted one, and it was a legit request, I'd give them a minute with a final ten second countdown, after which their hand is dead (of course you tell them this in advance). However, I agree that not advertising this type of thing is the best policy, and I have yet to actually PUT a clock on someone, even tho I have a pocket watch with a second hand on me at work.

al

[Randy_Refeld]

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In the event that someone wanted one, and it was a legit request, I'd give them a minute with a final ten second countdown, after which their hand is dead

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I know you know this, but just to clarify for anyone reading that isn't familiar with this, they get 1 min 10 secs after a player asks for a clock. At the end of that time if they are facing a bet the hand it dead; if they were not facing a bet they have checked and the action goes to the next player.