Stalling to Make the $$$

[whitemeat454]

if someone sits out when they get a lead it makes me go nuts.... but stalling within online poker is kind of understandable if you want to make money just depends on the person.... i personally cant sit in the corner the whole game lol

[chrisdione]

I cant stand to stall. I won't do it cause I figure the more hands I see if I am short stacked the better chance I have to make the money. Stalling does nothing to improve my chances.

[Invertedafro]

I'm not a fan, but know folkz that do it....to each hiz own

[hkoch7]

People play differently and certain situations require different strategies. There is no correct answer, other than if someone just wants the money, they will stall.

[Luckymofo]

i play on Club WPT and i bubble every day in a big tourney.. but when i do stall early i tend to get blinded in. so instead i go insane until i hit about 100k and then i chill and wait for the places to be paid.. 4 nights in a row i went out 15,16, or 13,

[raj27]

i dont really mind it.. it doesnt affect me very much.. if everybody does it then its more chips for me.. they arent confident in there play

[rghy2]

In general I think it's a bad idea, because any stack with more than 10BBs should be looking to take advantage of as many hands as possible before the bubble bursts. I also am focused on running as deep as I can instead of min cashing, so surviving barely ITM is not that important to me. However, I will stall in the rare situation where I am very short stacked (roughly 5BBs or less) and there are other stacks close in size, or maybe a little shorter and I want the blinds to hit them and knock them out first. Usually, when people are stalling like that, the blinds will go up and all of a sudden 5 bbs turns into 2-3. I want the other person to get caught by that first.

Oh, and if it's hand for hand and there is a short stack at the other table, I will sometimes stall to see if they play there hand before I decide if I want to play mine.

[Buzzsaw]

I stall if I have chips to make sure a player will make the money if they are on the bubble.

[HopsBar28]

I dont mind it honestly.. if they have below 10 bb then I understand. They are basically done anyways, might as well try to make a little money.

I don't think there's value in it - if you're already short, delaying just lets the blinds crawl up. It's a losing strategy. Better off picking your spot and making your play, I think.

[buonafide]

making the money is a bad goal. Winning (or at least top 3 - where all the big money is) should be your goal. Any other cash is going to be small enough of a win that (unless you are risking too much of your BR) it won't help you build your BR enough. If cashing means that much to you then I guess its a good strategy, but it takes away a lot of your probability of winning.