calling time

[stoffmakers]

so i was playing in a 1-2 cash game last nite and this old guy was taking like 2 mins for a 25 buck call on the river. so i finally called time and hes like r u serious, its been 15 secs, whats the rush. so i said it was a few minutes but wtvr. so he folds, and was prob tilting a bit. the next hand, he calls time on me preflop as soon as i look at my cards. so i stare him down for about 20 secs and the dealer had just switched so he asks whats goin on and i fold. he calls time on me for the next few hands and i dont really care but i just wanna piss him off. so i say i play online and i have even more time now than i would for any decision online, but that hell prob be more affected by it. so the next hand i yell time at him preflop and he folds and stops doing it to me. so my question now is do you ever call time on people, especially for strategic purposes?

[HeyKidMove]

The only time I would call time on someone is if it's been like 5 minutes. People tend to take a little more time in live play, so I don't think a couple minutes is a big deal. I probably wouldn't have called time in your situation.

[liladypokerpro]

Sometimes calling time can be viewed as a tell......makes people think you are eager for the opponent to make a move, signifying you have a good hand......just a thought......not to say this is always the case or that calling time is a bad thing......sometimes it is necessary, but I agree with HKM.......a few minutes is no biggie compared to 5 or more.