Playing slowly on FT bubble - Advantageous? Or just annoying?

[BeaucoupFish]

$14k gtd (6 max)

Two tables left, one player on my table is using his entire timebank on every hand. Watching the other table, before it got to hand-for-hand play, the other table was getting increasingly annoyed at this player's stalling tactics. They were one player shorter too, so blinds were coming round faster for them even without this situation. I asked him what was taking so long, and he replied "I'm thinking". Hand-for-hand play, he sped up somewhat.

Personally, I think it was annoying but well within the rules of the site. The other players can all choose to play slow if they want.

My question is more about the usefulness of the tactic: does playing slower help this player? Perhaps it can help ease him up a spot in the results, since the other table is playing more hands and more opportunities to eliminate players. But it seems to me that it actually hurts you, since you are reducing your own opportunities to play hands yourself, and collect chips ready for the FT.

<u>Epilogue:</u>
I, and the slow player, both made the FT. And I immediately bust out in 6th on the first hand, AK &lt; AQ (AIPF, slow-coach flops a Q).
gg, gl

[onesandzeros]

If "they" Have low M's and they are playing slow they certainly are not playing to win. That said they can do it, they using their time so it's tilt test.

I love playing opponents who have already decided they "can't" win.

[BeaucoupFish]

Ah yes, I should have included some important details. 'Villain' had an M &gt;&gt;&gt; 10 at all times, and was at some points table chip leader with an M &gt; 15.

e.g. in the hand I asked him why he was taking his time, blinds 3000/6000/750:

Seat 1: (71,441) Hero
Seat 2: (94,735)
Seat 4: (137,358)
Seat 5: (145,365)
Seat 6: (232,444) Mr Slow