Time limit in home games?? |
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Posted Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:45 am GMT by BeerWench13
I played in a home game last weekend. There were two tables of 7 players each. The table that I got stuck at had a player who took approximately 10 minutes to decide what action to take. This would be no big deal really if there was an all-in or a large bet on the table, but he took 10 minutes EVERY action, even to check in as big blind. Everyone at our table was frustrated with him and complained to the host the following day. Just to give you an idea of how bad it was, I played for 14 1/2 hours and only saw 13 flops with cards in my hand. That's less than 1 hand per hour that I got to play.  Would it be appropriate to put a time limit on action in a home game?
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Posted Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:02 am GMT by ballbp
That's the beauty of home games. The host can do whatever he/she deems necessary. It sounds like this guy does take too much time so why not make a time limit on play. As long as everyone knows the rules at the start, sounds fair to me.
Posted Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:50 pm GMT by Sundance
Sure, on-line poker sites have seemed to solve this problem with only allowing a certain amount of time to make a decision. Tell everyone that they have a certain amount of time to decide, say a minute, and then give them so many extra 'time-banks' to extend time on a more critical decision, so many per hour or so many during the current blind and then renew at next blind level. Sounds fair to me. If I am not mistaken, I think that they have a time limit in the WSOP, does anyone know what it is. I want to say it is like a max of 5 minutes to decide on a play.
Posted Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:14 pm GMT by saper88aa
Wow that is a long time to wait out a hand.I could see if there was an all-in and he was contemplating a draw or what not.We usually put a cap at it arounf 3-5 mintutes.
Posted Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:16 pm GMT by suds248
Have an "action clock" just like the WPT now. 60 seconds may be a bit harsh but 2-3 minutes sounds good to me....Let the dealer decide when to activate the clock...if it's the dealer..then the player to his left. And give everyone a "bonus" chip to be used once. Throw it in for an extra 2 minutes. Also, you may want to raise your blinds more aggresively. True tournament poker needs this or else "rocks" will sit and sit until they have the "nuts".
Posted Sun Feb 29, 2004 10:39 am GMT by Jestman13
Seeing these stories is interesting. One of my buddies takes the longest time. Even to just call a $5 raise. I know everytime he takes that long he is folding.
Most times guys do this because they don't have the best hand, and want to confuse the rest of the table as to what they have. They look at their cards two or three times, and can't decide what to do. It's a tell, and I catch myself looking at my hand when I'm on a draw. That's why I try to memorize my hand, and maybe look at it on the river.
Posted Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:44 am GMT by Dave B
10 seconds-that is is. Pay up or fold.
Posted Tue May 18, 2004 1:59 pm GMT by Underbelly
Everygame I've been to has used House Rules. Whatever the house decides, that's it!
Posted Tue May 18, 2004 2:48 pm GMT by Always_Bored
If he was getting the rest of the table frustrated then he was doing his job. Im sure he knew it would piss people off and they wouldnt play as well.
Posted Sun May 23, 2004 9:06 pm GMT by Jauron
Just ask the host to institute a rule about time being called. Just so he can't retailate have 2 people ask for it to make it official (2 people have to call time), after time starts his hand is dead in one minute.
Option B, tell the host you won't play with him anymore, that will solve the problem. I had a guy like that, he didn't get invited after a while and I wasn't shy about telling him why.
If your game is to piss everyone off, find a table that allows you to IMHO.
Posted Mon May 24, 2004 8:25 am GMT by Jonniedough
I think the action clock on the WPT is a crock!!
Somone posted about the action closk on the WPT I see the reason for putting it on TV for more suspense! But in a home game if there is ONE person that takes too long he needs to be clocked, 2-5 is semi reasonable if there were a big bet. Since there wasnt he wouldnt get an invite back or would have been told to hurry up his thought process a bit
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