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Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank"

jimbo31jimbo31
edited October 2009 in Poker Chat

Just wondering if skypoker maybe could look into introducing a"time bank system" especially for the deepys, say a 60/120second clock which enables the thinking player to look at the hand and the way the streets were played, reason im asking was that i played last night had pocket 9s flop came 8 7 2 i think, my opponent who i know is solid, led for 1.4k into a 3k pot or so, i just felt i didnt have enough time to think about this hand and folded my 9s, my initial thought was that he had JJ-AA but after thinking about it i felt i maybe was ahead, but having 15 seconds or whatever it is to make decisions is sometimes not easy, as im not a "lets get em in and gamble player." just an idea and i know it would take some work to do but would help people improve their game about analyzing the board instead of "shipping it in" just a thought, cheers jimbo:-)

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  • ACESOVER8sACESOVER8s
    edited October 2009
    Love this idea but think it should be across all tables and not just Deepys. Great Idea Jimbo
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  • Hale72Hale72
    edited October 2009
    Whilst I am not against a 'time bank' there would be instances of abuse.

    Take a DYM with 5 minute blinds. If all the players had 2 minute time banks then towards the end of the tournament people would deliberately use it to increase the blind that the shortie is about to pay. I have seen it done, here and on other sites.

    Here, it mat be worth waiting that few extra seconds before folding as the time for the blind increase is about to hit zero. Bit ungentlemanly but it happens. If you are sb and waiting a minute or so before folding because there's still a minute of play before the blinds go up is just wrong.
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  • scotty77scotty77
    edited October 2009
    Good point about the DYMs/SnGs.

    A time bank is needed in cash for sure, and maybe a reduced time bank would be available for tournies where the abuse of the feature could be utilised.

    I'd say 60 secs for cash and 30 secs for tournies.

    The time bank is deductable while you are on the table, so if you use 10 secs for one hand then you have 50 left.
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  • chrisbhoychrisbhoy
    edited October 2009
    this works well with other sites like ladbrokes, a great thing when u are in a table full of crazy players who just bet, bet and bet again!
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  • CLIOKIDCLIOKID
    edited October 2009

    Could definitely use a timebank on here.

    The pots can get pretty big in cash games and for you to only have 10 or 15 seconds to make your mind up (sometimes less depending on the lag we get on here!) is horrible especially if a pot has gotten out of control!

    Facing a shove on the river for big pots and trying to work it all out in 10 seconds really isn't fair tbh.

    In respect of DYM's, could the clock on the blinds not be stopped if somebody went into their timebank to stop any wrong doing?

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  • BlackFish3BlackFish3
    edited October 2009
    Great idea cliokid, nice one.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited October 2009
    A timebank is quite common on other sites. Sometimes you really need that extra time to re-run the hand before you make your play. As mentioned the timebank should be a reducing balance determined at the start.
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  • DAVEYZZDAVEYZZ
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank":
    Just wondering if skypoker maybe could look into introducing a"time bank system" especially for the deepys, say a 60/120second clock which enables the thinking player to look at the hand and the way the streets were played, reason im asking was that i played last night had pocket 9s flop came 8 7 2 i think, my opponent who i know is solid, led for 1.4k into a 3k pot or so, i just felt i didnt have enough time to think about this hand and folded my 9s, my initial thought was that he had JJ-AA but after thinking about it i felt i maybe was ahead, but having 15 seconds or whatever it is to make decisions is sometimes not easy, as im not a "lets get em in and gamble player." just an idea and i know it would take some work to do but would help people improve their game about analyzing the board instead of "shipping it in" just a thought, cheers jimbo:-)
    Posted by jimbo31
    aww come off it jimbo,if you started thinking it could get dangerous!!!

    xxx
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG
    edited October 2009

    A time bank would be great for cash and deepies, good post Jim.

    It wouldnt work for tv tournies or fast tournies like Velocity etc, so i think it should just be available for cash and for deepies.

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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank":
    Just wondering if skypoker maybe could look into introducing a"time bank system" especially for the deepys, say a 60/120second clock which enables the thinking player to look at the hand and the way the streets were played, reason im asking was that i played last night had pocket 9s flop came 8 7 2 i think, my opponent who i know is solid, led for 1.4k into a 3k pot or so, i just felt i didnt have enough time to think about this hand and folded my 9s, my initial thought was that he had JJ-AA but after thinking about it i felt i maybe was ahead, but having 15 seconds or whatever it is to make decisions is sometimes not easy, as im not a "lets get em in and gamble player." just an idea and i know it would take some work to do but would help people improve their game about analyzing the board instead of "shipping it in" just a thought, cheers jimbo:-)
    Posted by jimbo31
    Just to put you out of your misery Jim, and to add to the argument for timebanks, here is the hand in question... Just realised you had a gutshot too lol.
    GREGHOGG Small blind  50.00 50.00 8700.00
    Pastey Big blind  100.00 150.00 7500.00
      Your hole cards
    • K
    • A
    		     
    Vindaloo Fold     
    mattie82 Call  100.00 250.00 5090.00
    LEON1 Call  100.00 350.00 6030.00
    COFFEENCRM Fold     
    chris1953 Fold     
    jimbo31 Call  100.00 450.00 5480.00
    darich Fold     
    GREGHOGG Raise  700.00 1150.00 8000.00
    Pastey Fold     
    mattie82 Fold     
    LEON1 Fold     
    jimbo31 Call  650.00 1800.00 4830.00
    Flop
       
    • 8
    • 7
    • 5
    		     
    GREGHOGG Bet  1400.00 3200.00 6600.00
    jimbo31 Fold     
    GREGHOGG Muck     
    GREGHOGG Win  3200.00  9800.00
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  • MereNoviceMereNovice
    edited October 2009
    You've obviously photo-shopped that hand-history Greg. ;-)
    I'm betting that you really had a set of 8's (at least).
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  • jimbo31jimbo31
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank":
    In Response to Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank" : Just to put you out of your misery Jim, and to add to the argument for timebanks, here is the hand in question... Just realised you had a gutshot too lol. GREGHOGG Small blind   50.00 50.00 8700.00 Pastey Big blind   100.00 150.00 7500.00   Your hole cards K A       Vindaloo Fold         mattie82 Call   100.00 250.00 5090.00 LEON1 Call   100.00 350.00 6030.00 COFFEENCRM Fold         chris1953 Fold         jimbo31 Call   100.00 450.00 5480.00 darich Fold         GREGHOGG Raise   700.00 1150.00 8000.00 Pastey Fold         mattie82 Fold         LEON1 Fold         jimbo31 Call   650.00 1800.00 4830.00 Flop     8 7 5       GREGHOGG Bet   1400.00 3200.00 6600.00 jimbo31 Fold         GREGHOGG Muck         GREGHOGG Win   3200.00   9800.00
    Posted by GREGHOGG
    GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol...... showed u to much respect sir...... now if i had had an extra 10 seconds...............mmmmmmmmmmm lol.... wp mate!;-0)
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  • jimbo31jimbo31
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank":
    In Response to Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank" : aww come off it jimbo,if you started thinking it could get dangerous!!! xxx
    Posted by DAVEYZZ
    lol dave..... cant really throw one back at u on that x;-)))
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  • jimbo31jimbo31
    edited October 2009
    GREGHOGG Small blind  50.00 50.00 8700.00
    Pastey Big blind  100.00 150.00 7500.00
      Your hole cards
    • 9
    • 9
    		     
    Vindaloo Fold     
    mattie82 Call  100.00 250.00 5090.00
    LEON1 Call  100.00 350.00 6030.00
    COFFEENCRM Fold     
    chris1953 Fold     
    jimbo31 Call  100.00 450.00 5480.00
    darich Fold     
    GREGHOGG Raise  700.00 1150.00 8000.00
    Pastey Fold     
    mattie82 Fold     
    LEON1 Fold     
    jimbo31 Call  650.00 1800.00 4830.00
    Flop
       
    • 8
    • 7
    • 5
    		     
    GREGHOGG Bet  1400.00 3200.00 6600.00
    jimbo31 Fold     
    GREGHOGG Muck     
    GREGHOGG Win  3200.00  9800.00

    sorry came out a bit weird... but thought id show my 9s to u gregg.... ;-)
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  • jimbo31jimbo31
    edited October 2009
    just waiting for the hand analysts to come on now....mere, ur thoughts lol?
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank":
    GREGHOGG Small blind   50.00 50.00 8700.00 Pastey Big blind   100.00 150.00 7500.00   Your hole cards 9 9       Vindaloo Fold         mattie82 Call   100.00 250.00 5090.00 LEON1 Call   100.00 350.00 6030.00 COFFEENCRM Fold         chris1953 Fold         jimbo31 Call   100.00 450.00 5480.00 darich Fold         GREGHOGG Raise   700.00 1150.00 8000.00 Pastey Fold         mattie82 Fold         LEON1 Fold         jimbo31 Call   650.00 1800.00 4830.00 Flop     8 7 5       GREGHOGG Bet   1400.00 3200.00 6600.00 jimbo31 Fold         GREGHOGG Muck         GREGHOGG Win   3200.00   9800.00 sorry came out a bit weird... but thought id show my 9s to u gregg.... ;-)
    Posted by jimbo31
    No need m8. Just nice to know my  bets are respected... Although from now on i might be in trouble... Hope were on the same table later!!
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  • IRISHROVERIRISHROVER
    edited October 2009
    great idea greg most poker sites have them 60 secs seems the norm ,


    wd m8 .
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  • MereNoviceMereNovice
    edited October 2009
    In Response to Re: Any chance sky could possibly look into having a "time bank":
    just waiting for the hand analysts to come on now....mere, ur thoughts lol?
    Posted by jimbo31
    I don't think I'm qualified mate but personally I'm running for the hills as soon as Greg's hand starts moving towards his chips.
    I'm 99.9% sure he's photo-shopped the HH. ;-)
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