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Calling the clock on somebody when you're not in the hand is doucheville.

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dids, i couldn't disagree more. if you believe that you have an edge at the table, it's in your interest to play as many hands as possible. so, whether or not you are actually in the hand, you are still very much affected by someone taking a long time to make a decision. if someone is taking a long time, i don't see any issue with calling the clock - it's not like that there is that much to think about. i would say, though, that it's wrong to talk while someone else is in a hand.

i don't play many tournaments these days, but a few years ago i remember one particular experience. we were down to the final two tables, with each one playing short handed. i felt that i was the strongest player at my table, but there was also a player there who was playing too many hands and spending a considerable time thinking about each decision. it's not that he took six minutes each time, but on average he was probably taking a minute or two each and every time the action was on him, which is a long time. as a result, our table was playing far fewer hands than the other table, and it was hard for the better players to accumulate chips going into the final table.