What is Time Bank?
Time Bank → 1. Time Bank is extra time for making a decision in a
game of ♠ poker. (Usually online).
Example usage → “It was a tough decision so we had to
use the time bank”
Explanation of Time ♠ Bank
At some point in history, the term “time
bank” became abbreviated into “tank” to describe a player who is taking ♠ a while to make
a decision (regardless of whether his time bank was activated). E.g. “we shoved the
river and ♠ villain tanked hard before folding”.
Although no time bank usually exists for
live play, there have been measures instigated in recent ♠ times to prevent players from
timewasting and excessive holywooding when making decisions.
It a player is taking too
long to act ♠ in a live setting, his opponents may have the option to “call the
floor(man)” who will usually set a clock. ♠ Some live tournaments are even attempting to
implement time tokens where a players needs to exchange one of his tokens ♠ if he wishes
to take longer than normal to make a decision.
Example of Time Bank used in a sentence
-> ♠ Good players realise that the time bank is a valuable tool and that we should not be
afraid to make ♠ use of it.
How to Use Time Bank as Part of Your Poker Strategy
For
online players, all are given equal time ♠ banks. We should not be afraid to take our
time making decisions. When we face an opponent who doesn’t think ♠ as deeply, we’ll
often have an advantage purely by making use of a free available resource.
For live
players, a balance ♠ needs to be found. We should not be afraid to take time making our
decisions, but we also want to ♠ be reasonable and respectful to our opponents. Excessive
tanking is considered bad etiquette and even an angle shoot in some ♠ cases.
On the flip
side of the coin, while we should be patient with tanking opponents, we should feel
comfortable calling ♠ the floor if we feel a line has been crossed.
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