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It would be of some use in cash games and freezeout tournies with reasonably long structures.
So it's a qualified yes.
Obviously if someone is choosing to play 8-10 tables and can't manage, I don't have much sympathy for them! But a timebank would be good for times where you have an important decision to make and need a little more time to think. I think someone's suggestion of timebank being a reward for when you play quick is a good idea. That way, it won't slow down the games at all since people will want to make decisions quicker in general to give them time when they have a harder decision.
yes you get the few times where a little extra would be handy for the really tough decisions but I cant help thinking it would become abused, more so in tourneys around the bubble. I know h4h is there but that still doesn't stop people running the timer down every hand and if a timebank was there to be used it could become quite infuriating.
Whatever happened to you ivan. If i remember rightly you where a 1/2 reg back in 2009
The ones who are affected are the 1 tabling recreational players who fund this site.
I highly doubt these players will be voting in this poll.
Any changes in software should primarily be made with people who spend money on poker in mind.
15 seconds would be fine, perhaps one per hour in a tourney
Cash could be, once used it takes 500 hands for it to be restored.
Rest assured we have not forgotten about this thread, we are just leaving it open to suggestions for a little while longer so that everyone gets their say....
Some great feedback and thanks for your patience.
Joe
'Oh you want a timebank for complex decisions? Just cut down your tables!'
How can anyone have that position itt. You do realise that we're not arguing for an increased timer, but a sizable reserve for difficult spots. How often do you see people complain of timebanking on other sites?
'Argh I find it so tilting when people take up to an additional 15secs for tough decisions. It's bad for the game I tells ya!'
-.-
You cut down your tables WHEN you're timing out in spots by pure accident.
atm, I am (and I suppose many others) are forced to act poorly/time-out because of a difficult situation, not because of too many. The two are completely different.
Timing out b/c of a sheer No. of decisions DOES NOT EQUAL timing out b/c of the complexity of difficult decisions.
One involves pure speed of action. The other involves thinking critically incredibly fast.
Timing out pre/flop/turn/river = Cut-down tables
Timing out in big pots = Use timebank (learn to think critically, quicker)
[And idc how good you are, the complexity of some spots exceeds 10secs. Even Nanonoko will tell you that.]
Beaneh pretty much nailed the thread already anyway. Just mental how incredulous some claims are itt though. Mental.
My vote is a definite YES to introducing timebanks... I only play recreationally at low stakes but you do still find the occasional point where you just want a few extra seconds to call up player notes, replay the hand in your head and then make at least some attempt at a well-thought out response.
Can't see how 15-30 extra seconds every hour or so at a table can have a significantly negative impact on play? Anyone that 'abuses' the time bank by letting it run down needlessly will just be shooting themselves in the foot when they get a tougher decision later on and have no time to think.
As an aside - if people want faster decisions, can't Sky just introduce turbo cash tables where everyone has a reduced amount of thinking time? Can't say I'd want less time myself, but I'm old and slow, I'm sure lots of younger players (and gamblers) would be happy to play at a table where everyone gets no more than, say, 5 seconds to act.