What to do about a time troll?

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Holy cow, skillz, I am surprised that you would be the one to post about it. If it was this big of a problem you could have easily just sent me a message :stuck_out_tongue:

The time is limited, therefore every single player has to act within that time frame. Not a single person can violate it. It is something that is automatically managed.

You sound like a player has found a way to cheat, break a code, and extends the time allotted, gets extra 30 seconds per hand … or something.

I am criticized for this a lot. However, I like to think about my moves. And to me, the time allotted is simply not enough… But I adjust and make my decision the fastest I can. If I can’t think fast enough, there are consequences and I run out of time. It’s a priori agreed to feature of the tourney and I accept it. It’s not like the time limit to make a move is a surprise feature. It’s applied to all equally. That’s the only way it makes sense.

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I have used the clock to my advantage many times and feel calling people names for using the clock is grossly inappropriate

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It’s not you kile. I have several complaints about you, but none of them are related to your time usage. I don’t mind people taking their time with decisions. It’s actually encouraged as it’s a sign of players being more thoughtful which leads to a higher quality of play. The issue is there are now multiple regulars in the tournaments I play who are obviously being deliberate in letting the timer run down for every action in every hand. Including preflop where in most cases it’s a snap fold.

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This is a question to anyone who might know the answer. I’ve seen hands where players can extend the initial allotted time.

How does one do this?

Thanks.

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I’m not aware that you can do that on Replay. Please don’t encourage the time trolls.

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I never heard of extending the allotted time. That would be a nightmare!

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if they time troll, just sit out if its a ring game, hop tables etc. “time trolling” is something i do to counter players who obviously play “bingo” or bomb the table with all-in after all-in, and i’ll quickly watch other players at the table follow suit, and drag the timers. it makes the always all-in strat less lucrative, and makes it less fun for them. some of us want to actually measure our bets and play the game, not just constantly go all-in against players refilling at the bank for free. eventually they’ll leave, and we resume as normal.

nothing wrong with going all-in or being aggressive when you really find yourself on a roll. but its usually new accounts or a few consistently bad actors that i’ve kept notes on.

granted i only see this on the low-low stakes games. i rarely see this at bigger tables, and as such, play normally.

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Will staff investigate this? Why should they? They set the time on the timer. All of it is allowed.

"There is no question this player is “consistently and intentionally trying to disrupt the flow of play.”? Is that in the rues? If you’re allotted a certain amount of time to act & someone uses the time allowed then I don’t think the “staff” would have any grounds to “investigate” it.

I think some do it to get a reaction. Looks like it worked on you.

Leave the table, try to find a good table & forgot about it. Good tables are far & few between these days, especially in the middle to low stakes games.

#1 rule of any card game where chips/money are involved is to leave your emotions at the door.

I found these “rules”. Are there more?

"ReplayPoker Rules

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You must always play with your own account and never let other people use it.

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Chip dumping, in which one player loses a hand intentionally to another player in order to transfer chips, is strictly prohibited.

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Abusive, foul, racist, threatening or otherwise inappropriate chat will not be tolerated.

No forms of advertising are allowed.

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Even tho these time trolls that constantly throw a wrench in the natural flow of the game for some unknown reasons there is nothing I can actually do to correct this so I take it in stride and try not to let it throw me off my game.

So I use it to my advantage like refilling my beverage, more snacks , cut my finger nails :joy: and life goes on. It’s aggravating but I have to live with it OR not.

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It sounds like your describing me. I’m not a time troll, I have a satellite connection, and if there is a breeze, it blows my cards away. But, if I reload in time, I can get back to the table just in time. And I am a tight/aggressive player.

It certainly isn’t on purpose, like fakeplay.

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you have to give people time to think, they have it timed to that wont happen.

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If you have a major decision to make, then time is necessary. But, if you don’t, check, raise, or fold, and that doesn’t take the entire clock. Do you really need all the time when you already know what you should and are going to do with your hand? When you have people taking the clock all the way down every hand, it isn’t because they have a difficult decision to make. They’re just being time trolls.

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I’ll admit a few times I’ve used up most of my allotted time but it was only because I was trying to determine how much to raise, so my opponent would call.

I don’t want to raise too much for a fold but just the correct amount.

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when thinking what to do is what the time is for - its those players who take the max time on minimal blinds then go out - i had a player do that on the 10-20 blinds to start the game - for the first 20 mins - i almost lost it - lol - every time max time then usually out - argh

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when you are in a real game the time is longer. some people need more time.

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I suppose that sometimes people may try to slow the game down in tournaments, because they are waiting for the next rise in the blinds, or hoping that somebody on another table will bubble out.

I must say there’s one situation very problematical on RP, which is that in a 6-max tournament, when there are seven players left, you have two tables, one with four players, and the other with three, waiting for one player to drop out, so that you can move to the final table with six players. This seems very unfair on the players on the three-player table, as they have to play more hands. So you can see them wanting to slow the game down.

However, in general, there is very little time to make a decision and size a bet. Particularly on the river, I have often been folded out while trying to make a decision as to whether to call what looks like a bluff.

If players are taking the maximum time, even when there is no decision to be made, they are probably just trying to get a psychological advantage by annoying opponents. It is a bit childish to do that on a recreational poker site.

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we are all timing out due to the continued lags in replay :slight_smile:

But here is my 2 cents :slight_smile:

  • People do have slow connection and they tend to tell you that (that’s ok)
  • People just do it on purpose, because they want the reaction of others and to get under your skin (ignore them and never give them a zzzz, they are collecting them like pokermon cards)
  • People do it because they are playing to many table and cant handle it (Annoying)
  • People do it because they are checking the outs on each hand before making a bet (cant argue with that and is within the clock)
  • tactics for a promo or so short stacked and need others to bust out to at least cash in (I do this)

And finally I also slow play when I need to get a glass of wine or a Gin and Tonic and there is none in the house as I forgot and need to go to the shop

Tiggs xx

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Well not often do I get annoyed by people but I will put this here

I had lagging issues (network issue please reconnect) I can refresh and get myself back into the game but it can be slow and cant always get to the button in time

I was just playing the 5 MIL MT all my chips for the buy in (came 3rd I am happy) . But to get a zzzzzzzz and when I said sorry I am trying but keep getting timed out … Then a few hands later got told play or go !!! I am as frustrated as players at the table when I am timing out,
@ DARLINGGIRL manners are free and I hope this was a one off and you respect players and follow the code of conduct. Congrats on getting 4th, was a great game and happy to get 3rd xx

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Going to the shop for some Gin or Wine… now that is not slow play, that’s no play. Cheers!

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hi hi
sorrie i no understand what this problem is
there is limited, finite time available to make a decision, each betting round
if someone uses all that time, what wrong with that? it completely within the rules isn’t it?
i know myself, there is a lot to think about, for my tiny brain… posn, stack sizes, opponent tendencies, ranges, size of wager, status of event etc
sometimes i even time out (yikes)
often i playin more than one table or also on another site
i worry now that other players think i a “time troll”?
shakes head