“Time” Called

Zeus Post had opened from early position and there was a three bet from the four seat. The big blind called and Post put out a four bet to 3,600. Only the big blind made the call and they saw a flop of . The big blind checked and Post continued for a smallish 1,600; he got his call. A turn card of a check from the big blind and a further bet of 2,100 from Post. The big blind went into the tank. For a long time. He counted out the call. He then stacked all his chips in a tower. A few variations of this and one player on the table had had enough and called time. “Who called time?” asked the player facing a decision who was told he was taking a ridiculous amount of time.

The floor was called and the countdown began. At ten seconds he was given a countdown second by second. The count reached zero and his cards were mucked.