Poker Pace

[badblood44]

Well, that's not entirely true. If your earn rate is a function of the quality of the decisions you make, and the quality of your decisions is a function of how much time you take, then your statement will not hold up under all conditions.

Nit picky, yes. But for some people, making quick decisions leads to making bad decisions.

[Talking Poker]

I hear what you are saying, but no way does your improved decision making make up for all the 5 seconds you are wasting before folding 92 hand after hand...

[PShabi]

Hey Badblood,

I think a majority of the players who "play fast" will agree with me here. Reread my post above. I said I play "as fast as possible." That means, when I have a decision I can make instantly, I do. It doesn't mean that I rush my decisions. As soon as I know what I'm going to do, I do it. Sometimes that means using the check boxes and playing "instantly." Sometimes that means taking a few seconds or more to do mental calculations or to put someone on a range of hands.

Also, being a multitabler, if I am taking 8 seconds to make a decision on one table I probably will have action waiting for me on another table. So, I'm not playing instantly all the time, or even quickly always.

[Robbr25]

Thanks for the feedback all.
By some of the points that are listed I can see that using that slow of a pace for EVERY hand can be the wrong thing to do.
I do like pshabi's point of "as fast as possible" and his explanation of not delaying once you make a decision.